Budget
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CongressHouse Passes FY ’20 NDAA; HASC Defends ‘Bipartisan, Essential’ Authorization Bill
The House overwhelmingly agreed to the conference report for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Dec. 11, teeing up a likely successful vote in the Senate before […]
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SpaceAir Force Plans to Move $9 Billion Worth of Space Systems to New Space Force in 2021
The Air Force has submitted plans to the White House to begin transferring its space-related capabilities to the forthcoming Space Force next fiscal year, according to a memo obtained by […]
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Air ForceAuthorizers Call for More Details on Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Program
Lawmakers have requested the Air Force submit reports to Congress regarding its ongoing Combat Rescue Helicopter program, with a fielding plan for the new Sikorsky [LMT] HH-60W aircraft. The fiscal […]
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Air ForceAir Force Space Command to Become U.S. Space Force in FY ’20 NDAA
The fiscal year 2020 defense authorization conference bill gives President Trump his coveted sixth military branch, by re-designating the existing Air Force Space Command as a Title 10-authorized Space Force […]
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Congress
Negotiations Ongoing For NDAA As Clock Ticks Toward 2020
Armed services committee leaders remain adamant that a deal could be reached for the fiscal year 2020 defense authorizing bill by early next week, but must still reach consensus on […]
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CongressSASC Member Urges DoD Leaders To Invest More In Logistics
The Defense Department should place a greater emphasis on funding and developing transportation and logistics capabilities to support its lethal assets in a future conflict, and explicitly prioritize it in […]
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Navy/USMCWhile Navy Looks At CR Anomalies, Marines Expect None
A top Navy official confirmed the service is examining anomaly requests for a possible longer-term continuing resolution (CR) while a Marine Corps official expected no anomalies for his service. Lt. […]
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ArmyOfficial: Six-Month CR Would Delay Army’s Long-Range Cannon Program, Postpone Key Test Range Demos
A six-month continuing resolution would cause significant delays for the Army’s plans to field the new Strategic Long Range Cannon, a lead program official told Defense Daily on Wednesday, and […]
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BudgetFuture of Space Development Agency Could Be in Jeopardy as Budget Talks Continue
Continuing resolutions and budget uncertainty are a perennial concern to the U.S. military, but the nascent Space Development Agency’s (SDA) future appears particularly tied to how quickly lawmakers can authorize […]
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Budget
Armed Services Leaders Express Renewed Confidence for NDAA Deal to Be Reached By Next Week
The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees were emphatic that a deal on the conference fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) could be reached by […]