Budget
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Air ForceHouse Appropriations’ Draft Defense Bill Funds New F-15s and Extra F-35s
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) released its draft fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations bill May 14, with plans to fully fund the Air Force’s request for new F-15EX fighter jets […]
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ArmyDraft House Bill Proposes Fully Funding Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires Request, Increased Stryker Upgrade Spending
The House Appropriations Committee’s proposed fiscal year 2020 budget would fully fund development of the Army’s top modernization priority, long-range precision fires, and increase spending required to upgrade Stryker vehicles […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Rejects White House’s NNSA Budget Request, Proposes $15.9 Billion for Nukes in 2020
The House Appropriations energy and water development subcommittee would deliver an emphatic “no” to the Trump administration’s 2020 budget request for the National Nuclear Security Administration, if a $15.9 billion […]
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ArmyHASC Member Presses Army on Supply Chain Impact of Delaying Chinook Block II Upgrades
A House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member pushed the Army’s likely next chief of staff to consider the potential supply chain impact of delaying upgrades to the service’s CH-47F Chinook […]
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CongressHouse Members Send Bipartisan Letter Pushing for More C-130Js in FY ’20 Budget
Over 60 House members sent a letter May 8 to the leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (HAC-D) requesting an additional eight C-130J […]
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ArmyMcConville: Continuing Resolution Would Delay 118 Army Programs
The Army’s vice chief of staff told a Senate panel Thursday a potential continuing resolution (CR) to fund the service in fiscal year 2020 would affect 118 programs, including delays […]
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CongressHAC-D Members Blast Major FY ’20 OCO Request as Budget Gimmick
Members of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (HAC-D) took the opportunity May 1 to make sure senior Pentagon officials knew exactly how they felt about the inclusion of $164 billion […]
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Congress2020 Candidate Moulton Calls for New Arms, New Arms Control and New Alliances to Counter China
The United States must consider investing in next-generation technologies over legacy programs, developing new arms control policies for autonomous systems and building fresh alliances to counter China in the decades […]
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PentagonNew GAO Report Paints Worrying Picture for F-35 Sustainment
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new report April 25 offering new recommendations to improve the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s supply chain and sustainment issues, and warns that without […]
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CongressHASC Member Moulton Jumps into Crowded 2020 Democratic Race
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), a Marine Corps combat veteran and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member, announced April 22 that he is running for president in 2020. Moulton, 40, served […]