Budget
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BudgetWhite House Aims To Unveil FY 2018 Budget In Late May
The Trump administration plans to roll out its fiscal year 2018 budget request in late May, according to the White House budget chief. Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Office of […]
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BudgetFY 2017 Omnibus Bill Adds Dozens Of Aircraft To DoD Request
House and Senate negotiators unveiled a fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill May 1 that includes billions of dollars to buy dozens of fighter jets, helicopters and other aircraft above […]
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BudgetOmnibus Bill Provides Long-Lead Funding For 10th National Security Cutter
A bill agreed to by House and Senate negotiators to provide appropriations to the federal government for the rest of FY ’17 includes long-lead materials for the 10th Coast Guard […]
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BudgetNavy Needs Big Budget Boost To Achieve 355 Ships, CBO Says
The U.S. Navy, which wants to expand its fleet to 355 ships, would have to spend an average of $26.6 billion a year over the next 30 years to reach […]
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BudgetSelva Calls On Congress To Pass Budget–With Or Without Budget Caps
A top U.S. general on Thursday joined military leadership and lawmakers in condemning the continuing resolution (CR) that is currently funding the government and is soon to expire, asking Congress […]
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Air ForceBipartisan Lawmakers Advocate Air Force Total Rocket System Funding
The next-generation rocket wars continued Monday on Capitol Hill as 20 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives wrote Defense Secretary James Mattis advocating for total launch system funding as […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Awaiting Pentagon Green Light To Launch CH-53K Production
Already several days past its desired deadline for launching low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps says it and Sikorsky are simply waiting for the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Will Delay H-60 Service Life Extension Without Defense Budget
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Without a fiscal year 2017 budget in place, the Navy will delay a service life extension plan necessary to fly its Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters into […]
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ArmyYearlong CR Threatens JLTV Production Ramp
A year-long continuing resolution (CR) threatens the ramp-up in Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) production and other programs that need increased funding to speed manufacturing. Under a CR, program offices […]
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PentagonDoD Requests $30 Billion Supplemental
The Pentagon on Thursday requested an additional $30 billion in fiscal year 2017 funding as part of its “supplemental.” The $30 billion includes nearly $25 billion in base funding plus […]