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Army, USMC Reset Efforts Hampered By Workforce Disruptions

Mai Hanoon

Thursday, October 3rd, 2013

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Amid a government shutdown, an Army and a Marine Corps lieutenant general testified before the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee and implored lawmakers to stop the workforce furloughs and the budget uncertainty, lest their attempts to reset the force after 13 years of war will be severely hindered. Asked how sequestration cuts had most hindered the equipment reset efforts in fiscal year 2013 and going into FY ‘14, Army Lt. Gen. Raymond Mason replied that the health of the workforce…

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]