Budget
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Sets $14 Billion For Modernization In FY ’20 Budget Request
The Marine Corps is set to request $14 billion for modernization efforts in its fiscal year 2020 budget request, a senior official said Wednesday, with leadership emphasizing a need to […]
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ArmyMilley: Army Has Cut 80 Programs, Downgrading Another 106 To Fund Modernization Priorities
The Army has canceled around 80 programs and is delaying or downsizing 106 others to fund its top modernization priorities, the service’s chief of staff told reporters Wednesday. Gen. Mark […]
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Navy/USMCLikely HASC Seapower Chair Expresses Concern Over Future Frigate Program
The Navy’s long-awaited future frigate program will be carefully scrutinized in the new House Armed Services Committee (HASC) seapower subcommittee, the likely new subcommittee chair said Jan. 16. Speaking at […]
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BudgetNew CRS Report Says Lawsuit Likely If Trump Calls National Emergency for Border Wall Funding
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report issued Thursday lays out the potential legal pitfalls awaiting President Trump should he attempt to declare a national emergency to gather funds to […]
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CongressThornberry: $750 Billion ‘Reasonable’ for DoD FY ’20 Topline
The now ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has signalled his support for a $750 billion topline for the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2020 budget request, one of […]
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SpaceAerospace Industry Urging Lawmakers to End Partial Government Shutdown
The partial government shutdown affecting about a quarter of U.S. government agencies is over two weeks old, and industry advocates are beginning to sound the alarm on its potential effects […]
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CongressNew House Appropriations Chair Introduces New Bills to Fund Shutdown-Affected Agencies
The new House Appropriations Committee (HAC) chair on Sunday proposed four new bills that would fund areas of government shuttered since December, excluding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The […]
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CongressHouse Dems Push Bill Containing CR for Homeland Security
On their first day in the majority, House Democratic leaders plan to introduce legislation Thursday that will appropriate funds and end the partial government shutdown, but keep the Department of […]
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BudgetCongress Stalled on CR Vote to Prevent Partial Shutdown Impacting DHS
The prospect of a partial government shutdown that would impact a quarter of government agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, continues to hang over Capitol Hill Dec. 20. As […]
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Air ForceAir Force Light Attack Aircraft RFP Delayed Until 2019
The Air Force’s awaited release of a final request for proposals for a light attack aircraft (LAA) has been pushed back to early next year. The service intended to release […]