Budget
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BudgetHASC Chair Concerned About ‘Diversity’ Of Threats
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said July 7 that the United States needs to be prepared to counter an increasing “diversity” of threats to its national […]
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BudgetHASC Hears Case For Consolidating Innovation Under Single Senior Defense Official
In order to overtake the pace at which potential adversaries Russia and China are developing military technologies, the Defense Department needs to consolidate its innovation efforts under a single, very […]
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BudgetSmith Opposes McCain’s AT&L Divestiture
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) opposes a proposal by Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) to eliminate the Defense Department’s acquisition, technology […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Approve $41.1 Billion FY ’17 DHS Spending Bill
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved by voice vote a $41.1 billion spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’17, adding $432 million to the […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Want To Accelerate Multimodal Component Of New DHS Biometric Database
A draft report by a House Appropriations panel wants the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to accelerate plans for multimodal biometrics as part of a new biometric database the department […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Want DHS To Strengthen Focus On Requirements
Inadequate processes for developing requirements across the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have led to poor budgeting and execution for personnel and equipment needs, House appropriators say in a draft […]
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BudgetCarter Says Acquisition System Too Slow To Provide Technology For Future Fights
The U.S. defense acquisition system was too slow to provide for troops’ needs during the wars of the past 15 years and is especially ill suited to provide the technology […]
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BudgetSenate NDAA Advances After Stalemate on Amendments
The Senate on Friday ended debate on the 2017 defense authorization bill after the amendment process ground to a halt. Although hundreds of amendments were filed, a series of objections […]
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BudgetSenate Defeats Amendments to Raise NDAA Topline, Leaving Bill at $602B
After Senate Republicans on Thursday shot down a secondary amendment that would authorize an additional $18 billion in nondefense funding, Democrats responded in kind, helping to defeat a measure that […]
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BudgetIn New Strategy, House Republicans Urge Next President to Step Up Homeland Security
House Republicans on Thursday rolled out a national security strategy focused on ramping up cyber and border security efforts as well more aggressively fighting terrorist groups. Not included in […]