Budget
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BudgetSenate Could Clear DoE to Start Developing New Nukes Without Congressional Clearance
The Department of Energy could be allowed to develop new nuclear warheads, or modify existing ones, without permission from Congress, after the Senate on Thursday defeated an amendment to its […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriations Committee OKs FY 2019 Defense Bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved its $674.6 billion fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill by a 48-4 vote June 13, sending the measure to the full House for its consideration. […]
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CongressSenate Dems Introduce Amendment to Strip Low-Yield Warhead From NDAA
A group of Senate Democrats led by Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) wants to strip funding for a new low-yield nuclear warhead out of the Senate’s 2019 National Defense Authorization Act […]
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BudgetSenate Panel Wants Air Force To Study Optionally Unmanned Tankers
Concerned about growing threats to the U.S. Air Force’s manned refueling aircraft, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has asked the service to explore alternatives, including optionally unmanned tankers. According […]
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Nuclear ModernizationReed Vows NDAA Amendment to Keep Congress in Loop on New Warhead Development
Besides backing a new low-yield warhead and at least one more year of building a plutonium disposal plant, the Senate Armed Services Committee is pressing the National Nuclear Security Administration […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Appropriators Match Authorizers To Fund Three LCS
The House Appropriations Committee’s draft FY 2019 Defense Appropriations bill funds 12 Navy ships at $22.7 billion, including three Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs). This is nearly a billion dollars more […]
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CongressHouse Appropriations Bill Boosts F-35 Buy, Backs New JSTARS
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) unveiled a $675 billion fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill June 6 that would buy 93 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, 16 more than the Trump […]
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CongressSenate Cancels Traditional August Recess To Ease Work Backlog
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced June 5 that his chamber will skip the traditional August congressional recess to work through a pile of appropriations bills and presidential nominations. “I […]
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Air ForceAir Force Nixes Controversial Contract To Replace Air Force One Refrigerators
The U.S. Air Force, which faced congressional skepticism over a $24-million sole-source contract to replace the refrigerators on the Air Force One presidential jets, has decided to scrap the deal. […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Award Contract For New A-10 Wings Next Spring
The U.S. Air Force, which recently launched a competition to replace the wings on some of its aging A-10 Thunderbolt II close-air-support aircraft, plans to pick a winning bidder and […]