Budget
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BudgetMarines Hope Cutting Cost from Amphib Construction, Maintenance Could Help Buy More Ships
Despite the pledge of support from some lawmakers, the amphibious warfare community is trying to drive down the cost of building and maintaining its amphibious ship fleet in the hopes […]
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BudgetCongress Considers Repealing COLA Cuts Without Affecting Rest of DoD Budget
Congress began formal discussions about repealing the cuts to military retirees’ pensions that were passed in December as part of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement (BBA)–and, for now, repealing the Cost […]
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BudgetMarine Corps Size, Navy Fleet Composition Divides Think Tanks in Planning Exercise
Four defense think tanks agreed on many areas where the defense budget should be cut and reprioritized to keep within budgetary limitations while still preserving its most important capabilities. Unfortunately […]
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BudgetRep. Smith: Congress Must Make Tough Decisions Now or Force Will Begin to Hollow
Both Congress and voters need to accept that tough decisions must be made regarding military spending–and soon–or the lack of a decision will equate to a vote to decrease readiness, […]
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BudgetGAO Urges FAA Update Methodology For Third Party Launch Indemnification
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should review and update as appropriate its probable loss methodology for calculating commercial launch providers’ insurance requirements as it relates to third-party indemnification, the Government […]
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BudgetSenators Lament NATO Military Deficiencies Ahead of Munich Summit
As lawmakers prepared to see what would come out of this year’s Munich Security Conference this weekend, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told a Center for Strategic […]
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BudgetCongress Appropriates $235 Million For Israeli Iron Dome Procurement
The fiscal year 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama January 17, provides $235 million for Israel to procure the Iron Dome defense system to counter […]
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BudgetAnalysts Expect FY ’15 Budget to Begin Creating Smaller, Technically Advanced Force
The Defense Department is expected to prioritize the technical superiority of its future force over the size of its current force, and evidence of that should appear in the research […]
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BudgetKendall: FY ’15 Budget Request Aims to Protect Defense Industrial Base
Defense Department officials are writing a budget request for fiscal year 2015 that seeks to protect critical components of the industrial base, after the FY ’13 sequestration cuts decimated all […]
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BudgetAppropriators Fund Border Security Surveillance Program
Congressional appropriators agreed to fully fund the Obama administration’s $351.5 million request for border security technology and infrastructure, including $77.4 million for a fixed surveillance tower program that is in […]