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Arms-Control Advocates Push Against East Coast Missile Site

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

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Arms-control advocates are sounding alarms about a potential East Coast missile-defense site, as lawmakers prepare to negotiate the proposal as soon as tomorrow. Members of the House and Senate armed services committees are slated to convene a conference committee tomorrow that will combine the versions of the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill passed by each chamber, with the goal of having a finished product by next Monday. The legislation the House passed in May authorizes $100 million for beginning…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]