Budget
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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 […]
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BudgetDoD’s Lord Wants a Rewrite of Section 5000 Acquisition Rules in 2019
The Pentagon’s top acquisition leader has an ambitious goal for 2019: to rewrite the department’s list of major procurement system rules known as Section 5000.02. The goal is to allow […]
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Budget
A 1,000-Warhead Arsenal Could Slash U.S Deficit by $13 Billion Over Two Decades, CBO Says
The United States could shave about $13 billion off the federal deficit over about 20 years by slashing some 500 warheads from the nation’s nuclear arsenal, the nonpartisan federal Congressional […]
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CongressSmith: Readiness Funding Will Not Be Cut in FY ’20 Defense Budget
Despite plans to take a hard look at the Defense Department’s forthcoming fiscal year 2020 budget request, the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) incoming chairman will ensure that readiness funding […]
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Air ForceCBO Report: Cost to Replace Air Force Fleet to Top $26 Billion in 2033
The cost to replace the Air Force’s aging aircraft fleet and build new advanced jets is only expected to rise over the next three decades, averaging between $15 billion and […]