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Air ForceCongress Concerned Over National Emergency’s Potential Effect on F-35 Basing
Lawmakers on the Hill want to know if President Trump’s declared national emergency could affect key military construction projects, including future basing for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Trump announced […]
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BudgetAerospace Industries Association Urges Flexibility in Export Policy on UAS
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is urging policy makers to consider the weight, speed, and range of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) so as to allow U.S. company exports of such […]
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BudgetSenate Republicans Offer Support for New DHS Funding Bill
Republicans on Capitol Hill are urging President Trump to support a bipartisan agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and several other government agencies before time runs out […]
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CongressHill Continues to Debate DHS Funding Solution as Shutdown Deadline Looms Again
Congressional appropriators met Monday afternoon in an attempt to find an agreeable solution to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal year 2019 budget as the threat of another partial […]
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ArmyEsper: Army Cut $25 Billion From Low-Tier Programs To Fund Modernization Priorities
Army leadership reached its mark to find at least $25 billion in funding it will cut from lower-tier priorities and shift over to its six modernization priorities, according to Army […]
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BudgetDoD Budget Rollout Likely Pushed Back To Mid-March
MONTEREY, Calif. — The president’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Pentagon is likely to be delayed until mid-March and will arrive in two parts, a skinny budget followed […]
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Air ForceLight Attack Aircraft Program Deprioritized for National Defense Strategy, Air Force Official Says
The Air Force has opted to push back the light attack aircraft (LAA) program to procure an off-the-shelf aircraft for use in close-air support and counterinsurgency missions over the next […]
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BudgetCSIS Experts: Expect a Continuing Resolution to Begin Fiscal Year 2020
There is an overwhelming likelihood that the fiscal year 2020 budget cycle will launch with a continuing resolution, and the odds grow greater if the presidential budget release is delayed, […]
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GAO Reports Offers Alternatives to Current OCO Funding Method
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) proposes four alternative methods for lawmakers to separate base military funding from overseas contingency operations (OCO) dollars as Congress prepares for […]
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Homeland SecurityAgreement To End Shutdown Puts Focus On Negotiations Over Border Security
After a 35 day shutdown of about a quarter of the federal government that left around 800,000 workers without pay, President Donald Trump and Congress on Friday agreed to restart […]