Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressGAO Questions Controversial Russian Helo Deal
Government auditors are questioning an argument–regarding decreased risk of having counterfeit parts–in favor of the Pentagon buying helicopters from a controversial Russian firm. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a […]
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BudgetInhofe Seeks Fund To Help DoD With Sequestration
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member James Inhofe (R-Okla.) wants to create a $16 billion fund to help the Pentagon offset unintended costs the “sequestration” budget cuts could trigger. […]
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Budget
Congress Passes CR, DoD Delays Furlough Plans
The House easily passed a new government budget on Thursday that helps the Pentagon manage the new “sequestration” budget cuts, spurring military leaders to delay the process of furloughing civilian […]
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Budget
Senate Passes CR After Rejecting Biofuels Cut
The Senate passed via a 73-26 vote on Wednesday a level-funded $518 billion defense appropriations bill after rejecting an attempt to reduce military-biofuel funds in it. The Senate made no […]
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Budget
SASC Chair Calls For Calm On East Coast Missile Site
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is calling on lawmakers pushing for a new missile-defense site on the East Coast of the United States to temper their […]
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Budget
Review of New Defense Strategy Ordered By May 31
The Pentagon is reviewing the new Defense Strategic Guidance it released last year in light of fiscal constraints, but said it has not gone as far as to end the […]
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Budget
Hawkish Lawmakers Applaud Missile Defense Expansion Efforts
Hawkish lawmakers applauded the Pentagon’s announcement that it will boost missile-defense efforts–including burying more interceptors in Alaska–in response to Iran and North Korea’s work to develop long-range missiles. Yet Republicans […]
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Budget
Sessions Claims Senate Resolution Off On War Funding
The Senate Budget Committee passed on Thursday night a federal budget resolution, which the panel’s lead Republican charged provides incorrect estimates for war funding. The Democratic-led panel approved its 10-year, […]
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Budget
Senate CR Vote Delayed Until Monday At Earliest
Senate leaders gave up their hope of passing a government budget bill Thursday night, pledging to find a way to work through a slew of amendments and pass the measure […]
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Budget
Senate Budget Plan Replaces Sequestration Cuts
Senate Democrats unveiled a broad budget resolution Wednesday that calls for ending the $500 billion in across-the-board “sequestration” cuts to defense over a decade but keeping roughly half that amount–$240 […]