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Army

Army Report On Ground Vehicles Out Soon

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

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Army Secretary John McHugh told lawmakers the service is keeping an eye on the industrial base during dips in weapons work, pointing to the imminent release of a long-awaited report on ground-vehicle companies. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) quizzed McHugh during his service’s annual posture hearing on it budget proposal about how it is managing the risk to the industrial base as it proposes to reduce weapon system quantities and delay equipment maintenance. “What criteria or…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]