Budget
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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 […]
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BudgetBorder Security, Immigration Enforcement Top Trump’s DHS Agenda In FY ’18 Request, FY ’17 Amendment
The Trump administration on Thursday sent to Congress an outline of its FY ’18 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security that largely prioritizes border security and immigration enforcement […]
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Pentagon
DoD Budget Features $54 Billion Boost, NASA Budget Reduced By One Percent
The fiscal year 2018 budget blueprint released Thursday morning features, as expected, a $54 billion boost in defense spending, but it also trims NASA’s budget by roughly 1 percent, according […]