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CongressHAC-D Advances $831.5 Billion Defense Bill After Pressing Hegseth On Lack Of DoD Budget Details
House defense appropriators on Tuesday advanced their $831.5 billion fiscal year 2026 spending bill, just hours after pressing senior Pentagon leaders on the lack of details regarding the administration’s budget […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Approves $66.4 Billion DHS Bill For FY ’26 On Party Line Vote
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Monday evening approved a $66.4 billion discretionary budget for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2026, 4 percent above the Trump […]
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Air ForceHouse Defense Appropriators Open Door to More Than 9 F-35 Developmental Test Planes, Bar Integration of Alternate Engine
The House Appropriations Committee defense panel is proposing the allowance of more than nine developmental test F-35 fighters. Section 219 of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act increased the […]
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CongressAs Army Eyes Cuts, HAC-D Backs JLTV, Gray Eagle In FY ‘26 Defense Spending Bill
House defense appropriators’ fiscal year 2026 spending bill includes funding for several programs the Army has targeted for planned cuts, including Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and Gray Eagle drones. […]
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CongressHouse Defense Appropriators Unveil Flat FY ‘26 Bill, As Congress Still Awaits Budget Request
House defense appropriators on Monday released their $831.5 billion fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill, which arrives as the White House has yet to submit a detailed budget request but […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Slashes Funding For Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter
House appropriators on Sunday evening released a proposed funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would hack 35 percent from the Coast Guard’s troubled Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) […]
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ArmySASC Presses Army On Plans To Potentially Close Some Weapons Depots
The Army on Thursday confirmed its considering significant changes to its weapons depots as part of its new transformation plan, with the Senate Armed Services Committee pressing the service’s leaders […]
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Air ForceSentinel Restructuring an Early Focus for Meink
U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on Thursday that the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM has consumed the most time he has spent on any program thus […]
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CongressPerformance Issues Force Coast Guard To Stop Work On Two OPCs; First Ship Likely Delayed
The Coast Guard has issued stop work orders to Eastern Shipbuilding Group for the third and fourth Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) due to performance issues, and the first ship is […]
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ArmyHASC Presses Army For More Details On Carrying Out New Transformation Plan
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday signaled support for the Army’s wide-ranging transformation plan, while pressing the service’s leaders to provide more details on the initiative’s planned program cuts. […]