Budget
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Air ForceAir Force Requests $137.9 Billion Budget, Down Slightly From FY ’14 Funding
The Air Force requested $137.9 billion for fiscal year 2015, a slight decrease from the $138.3 billion appropriated for FY ’14. The Air Force wants $18.5 billion for procurement, up […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Acquisition Funding Request For B61 Tail Kit Spikes Nearly 500 Percent
The Air Force said it is requesting $198.4 million in acquisition funding in fiscal year 2015 for the B61 tail kit assembly, roughly 500 percent more than the $33 million […]
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BudgetCybersecurity Spending Up At DoD And DHS In FY15 Budget Requests
Despite federal budget cuts, cybersecurity spending will be going up at the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security if Congress approves their fiscal year 2015 budget requests. Cybersecurity will get […]
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BudgetDHS Seeks $38.2 Billion In FY ’15, Including Funds For Final National Security Cutter
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday said it is seeking $38.2 billion in net discretionary funding in FY ’15 from Congress, representing a nearly 3 percent decrease from […]
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BudgetBillions Taken From Acquisition To Support Restoring Readiness
The Pentagon wants to pour more money into training and maintenance for combat readiness and to continue three major Air Force acquisition programs, paying for these multibillion-dollar spending boosts by […]
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BudgetQDR Will Be Released With Budget Or Soon After, Will Be Fiscally Constrained
The Defense Department will submit its Quadrennial Defense Review to Congress either with the budget request on March 4 or shortly thereafter, though the report will not quite meet its […]
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BudgetSASC, HASC GOP Leaders Say DoD Budget Request Will See Major Changes During Markup Process
The fiscal year 2015 budget request hasn’t even been released yet but already faces steep opposition from Congress, where members disapprove of the platforms that will be cut, the assumption […]
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BudgetFox: Full Sequester Would Leave Military Incapable of Responding to Overseas Contingencies
If the military is forced to abide by the full sequestration cuts from fiscal years 2016 to 2019 as is currently mandated by law, it would not be able to […]
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BudgetFox: FY ’15 Budget Assumes New Navy Efficiencies Will Produce Expected Savings
The Defense Department’s fiscal year 2015 budget submission includes many assumptions that, if wrong, could force the services to make additional cuts in manpower and platforms, the acting deputy secretary […]
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BudgetHASC Sea Power Chair Vows to Fight Navy’s Plan For Cruisers
The chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees seapower said Wednesday he’s opposed to the Navy’s initiative to temporarily sideline 11 Ticonderoga-class (CG-47) cruisers, questioning whether the service would be […]