Budget
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BudgetSASC Approves $750 Billion FY ’20 Defense Budget with Uncertain Path to Success
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved its mark of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) May 22 with a budget topline of $750 billion. But the […]
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SpaceSASC Authorizes ‘Measured’ Space Force Establishment in FY ’20 Markup
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved the development of a new Space Force under the Air Force in its fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup, […]
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Air ForceFlorida House Appropriators Push for Light Attack Aircraft, Criticize Air Force’s Backtrack
Florida members of the House Appropriations Committee reaffirmed their commitment to procuring a new low-cost, light attack aircraft for the Air Force during a committee markup May 21, while critiquing […]
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CongressHouse Appropriators Vote to Send FY ’20 Defense Bill Out of Committee
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) voted along party lines May 21 to pass the fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations bill out of committee and onto the House floor. The bill, […]
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CyberHouse Appropriators Seek To Block Funds For DoD’s JEDI Cloud Program
House appropriators are seeking to block funding for the Pentagon’s $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud project until the department details a plan for eventually transitioning the program […]
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ArmyHouse Bill Proposes Funding Army’s $12 Billion R&D Request, With Adjustments For Advanced Laser And Vehicle Technology
The full report of House appropriators’ fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill, released Monday, details plans to meet the Army’s $12 billion research and development request, while adjusting certain funds […]
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SpaceDespite Space Concerns, HAC Cuts Back on Air Force Space R&D Citing Underexecution
The House Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2020 draft defense appropriations bill cuts Air Force funding for space procurement and research-and-development (R&D) programs compared to what the service requested, despite lawmakers’ […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Plus-Up Air Force Fighters In FY ’20 Defense Markup
House appropriators are considering providing the Air Force with 68 new fighter jets in the fiscal year 2020 defense bill, while cutting funding for several high-profile next-generation research-and-development programs. The […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Subcommittee’s DoE Budget Would Tap Brakes on New ICBMs
A proposed Department of Energy nuclear weapons budget due for a Committee vote in the House Tuesday would tap the brakes forcefully on the next land-based, intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) […]
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SpaceHAC Draft Defense Bill Is Cautious on Space Force, SDA Efforts
The House Appropriations Committee’s recently released fiscal year 2020 draft defense bill funds various Air Force space efforts, but also places holds on Pentagon-wide space endeavors including the Space Force […]