Budget
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Air ForceHouse Members Urge Defense Panels To Fund More Air Force KC-46A Tankers
Fifty House members have signed a letter urging defense panel leaders to fund the purchase of 18 Boeing [BA] KC-46A tankers in fiscal year 2019, three more than the Air […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Readiness Mark Pushes Surface Force Changes
The House Armed Services subcommittee on readiness addressed several issues raised by reviews of Navy destroyer collisions in the Pacific last summer in its mark of the FY ’19 National […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Subcommittee Mark Includes Subs And Multi-Year F-18 Pacts
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) seapower and projection forces panel conducted a markup of its portion of the FY ’19 National Defense Authorization Act Thursday, adding several ships to […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Panel Pushing Navy For Three LCSs And Procuring Frigate Technical Data Rights
The House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower’s mark of the FY ’19 defense authorization bill authorizes three Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) and would push the Navy to procure the technical […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Subcommittee Authorizes CVN-81
The House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower approved construction of the fourth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, CVN-81, in its mark of the FY ’19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWhite House Wants $65M For DOE Work On Low-Yield Warhead In 2019
The White House wants $65 million in fiscal 2019 for the Department of Energy’s work on the low-yield ballistic-missile warhead called for in the latest Nuclear Posture Review, a weapon […]
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BudgetHAC Homeland Security Chairman Hints At House Support For 12th National Security Cutter
The chairman of the House panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday asked Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft how his service will be able […]
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BudgetPekoske Will Seek More Checkpoint Scanners If Initial Deployment Beats Schedule
If the initial deployment of new scanners for screening carry-on bags at airport checkpoints occurs faster than expected, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will seek approval from the Department of […]
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ArmyThankful For Two-Year Cash Infusion, Army Officials Plead For Funding Beyond 2019
Army officials are thankful for the funding bump and short-term stability Congress has provided for the next two years, but no time is being wasted in asking lawmakers to continue […]
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BudgetFeinstein Won’t Vote for DoE Budget That Includes B83 Bomb
The ranking Democrat on the Senate panel that writes the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) annual funding bill said Wednesday she would not vote for a budget that keeps the […]