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CongressSenate Adds Industry-Related Provisions To DoD Bill
The Senate approved an array of measures that would impact the defense industry and the Pentagon’s weapons planning last week when it tweaked the wide-ranging Pentagon policy bill that it […]
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House Passes Bills Related To Border Security, DHS Management
The House on Tuesday passed several homeland security-related bills including one to assess the management structure at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and another requiring an annual report to […]
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White House Threatens To Veto Defense Bill Senate Is Debating
The White House threatened yesterday to veto the Pentagon policy bill before the Senate, citing multiple qualms with it including proposals to stop the retirement of aircraft and block funding […]
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Lieberman Concerned That Budget Cutting Could Curb DHS Operations
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has managed a flattening of its budget the past few years but attempts to fix the nation’s debt woes on the back of discretionary […]
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Senate Strikes Biofuels Limits From Defense Bill
The Senate started debating the defense authorization bill yesterday, when it voted to support the Pentagon’s alternative-energy efforts and waded through sundry amendments on topics including an East Coast missile […]
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Senate Debate On DoD Likely After Paul Yields
A senator who has stalled the defense authorization bill in the Senate said yesterday he was prepared to drop his blockade, likely allowing the chamber to debate everything from military […]
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Think Tank Exercise Calls For Cuts To F-35
The Pentagon should further scale back production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to absorb additional spending reductions that could occur even if sequestration is avoided, according to the conclusions […]
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House GOP Taps McCaul, Royce For Key Committees
House Republicans will approve today a new lineup of committee chairmen, including Reps. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) for the Homeland Security and Ed Royce (R-Calif.) for the Foreign Affairs panels. House […]
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Defense Bill Still Stalled In Senate, Could Surface Tomorrow
The Senate could take up the long-delayed defense authorization bill as soon as tomorrow, if senators can craft a successful agreement to limit debate on the policy-setting legislation. Senate Majority […]
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Business/FinancialPanetta: Beltway Gridlock Threatens National Security
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Washington lawmakers’ inability to resolve thorny issues, like thwarting unpopular defense budget cuts, is threatening this country’s security. “One of the national-security threats is the […]