Budget
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Air ForceHASC FY ’21 Tacair Mark Scrutinizes Air Force Proposed ISR Aircraft Retirements, Demands Answers on ABMS
The House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land subcommittee wants answers on the Air Force’s plans to retire a number of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms in the […]
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Air ForceHASC Subcommittee Allows Air Force Bomber Retirement Requests, Fences Proposed Tanker Retirements
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) agrees with the Air Force’s request to retire a number of aging bomber aircraft in the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, but will […]
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Air ForceSpace Policy Official Hopeful Final Acquisition Alternatives Report Will Soon Be Sent to Congress
Congressional committees have long been waiting for a finalized version of a report on space acquisition alternatives to be submitted by the Department of the Air Force, and a senior […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriator Lee Introduces Bill to Cut Pentagon Funding By $350 Billion
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and co-chair of the Policy and Steering Committee, introduced a bill June 15 that would cut the “bloated” annual […]
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CongressSenators Embrace Pivot to Pacific Theater in FY ’21 NDAA Markup
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) included plans to stand up a new Pacific Deterrence Initiatives worth nearly $6 billion in its fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, demonstrating the […]
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CongressSpace Acquisition Reform Not Included in SASC NDAA Markup
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2021 defense authorization bill included a number of directives related to the military space portfolio. However, it lacks expected provisions […]
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Navy/USMCSASC NDAA Maintains Ship Request, Adds Long Lead Funds And Restricts Unmanned Vessels
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) FY 2021 defense authorization bill largely follows the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but adds long lead funding for other vessels and restricts acquisition for unmanned […]
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CongressSASC Votes to Advance Its Version of FY ’21 Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has reached agreement on its version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and moved the bill out of committee by […]
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Air ForceSenate Armed Service’s FY ’21 NDAA Boosts F-35s, Prohibits Retiring Of Legacy Aircraft
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) would like to increase the number of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters procured in its markup of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act […]
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SpaceAnnual GAO Report Warns Of ‘Multiple Challenges’ To Next-Gen OPIR Missile Satellite Program
The Space Force needs to consider several risks to the progress of its next-generation missile warning satellite program, including the fact that its ground system may not be ready when […]