Congress
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CongressHouse Rejects Amendment To Eliminate TSA
The House yesterday rejected by voice vote an amendment during consideration of the FY ’14 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill that would have eliminated funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) […]
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Congress
Obama Administration Threatens Veto Of House Homeland Security Bill
The Obama administration on Monday said the president’s senior advisers would recommend a veto of the House version of the FY ’14 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2217) if the […]
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Air ForceHAC-D Cuts Weapons Funding, Ignores Sequestration
Defense budget-setters in the House want to cut $1.85 billion from the Pentagon’s budget request for developing and buying weapon systems. The House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) released on Tuesday […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Plans Littoral Ship Oversight
A House panel likely will hold hearings on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), in the wake of a damning report from government auditors, and may try to restrict funding for […]
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Budget
Mixed Support For Anti-MEADS Push In HASC
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Democrats were not united on Monday behind a potential push to block the Pentagon from continuing a troubled tri-nation missile defense program. Rep. Jim Cooper […]
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Congress
NATO Pledges To Improve Defense Capabilities
President Barack Obama said on May 31 he has made “real progress” in talks with NATO about compelling the 28-nation alliance to invest more in military capabilities. Obama told reporters […]
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Congress
TSA Says Its Body Scanners All Equipped With Privacy Software
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week notified Congress that it would not extend a deadline that expires today for equipping and deploying privacy filtering software on the body scanning […]
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ArmyMississippians Rally For Restoration of UH-72A Lakota Funds
State and federal lawmakers joined leaders of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., (EADS) North America and American Eurocopter calling on Congress to restore funding for the Army’s UH-72A […]
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BudgetDoD Still Working On Strategy Review
Pentagon leaders still are working on a wide-reaching analysis, which initially was due May 31, of how the defense budget would be impacted by sequestration cuts. Yesterday’s announcement from the Pentagon that […]
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CongressAmos: USMC Could Start ACV Planning This Fall
The Marine Corps expects to kickstart stalled plans this fall to begin developing an amphibious vehicle to replace the troubled and now-defunct Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) effort, the service’s top […]