Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressHale: DoD Cuts Lower, But Budget Uncertainty Abounds
The Pentagon faces an array of fiscal unknowns–including when it will finalize next year’s budget proposal and whether it can choose how to make pending funding reductions–as it grapples with […]
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Congress
Hagel Faces Strong GOP Skepticism In SECDEF Bid
Senate Republicans reacted with skepticism and outright opposition yesterday to the nomination of their former colleague Chuck Hagel to be the next defense secretary, foretelling a bruising fight for his […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Budget May Be Delayed Amid Sequestration Uncertainty
The Pentagon may delay the release of its next budget request–possibly until March–as it faces potential across-the-board spending cuts that were delayed but not eliminated by a deficit deal President […]
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Congress
Congress Passes 2-Month Sequestration Delay
The House voted 257 to 167 late on Jan. 1 to avert some of the so-called fiscal cliff, in part by delaying for two months sequestration budget cuts to the […]
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Congress
Congress Passes DoD Policy Bill
The House and Senate passed the final version of Pentagon policy legislation the week before Christmas, sending it to President Barack Obama’s desk. The fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill, […]
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Congress
Young Keeps HAC-D Chair, After Waiver
House Republicans voted Dec. 31 to grant Rep. C.W. “Bill” Young (R-Fla.) special permission to remain chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D). Though Young has steered the […]
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Business/Financial
DoD Bill Limits Cost-Type Contracts
Congress is putting the final touches on legislation that would limit the Pentagon’s ability to award cost-type contracts to defense companies. The measure, in the final House-Senate defense authorization bill […]
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Congress
Mikulski Expects To Be Next Senate Appropriations Chair
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said she expects to succeed the late Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) as chair of the powerful budget-dictation Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC). “It’s an honor and a […]
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Congress
Final Defense Authorization Bill Could Emerge Today
Lawmakers could unveil today the Pentagon policy bill they will send to President Barack Obama, with hopes he won’t follow through with previous threats to veto the long-delayed legislation. A […]
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Congress
SAC Chairman Inouye, Major DoD Backer, Dies
The loss of Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC), will undoubtedly impact Congress’ oversight of the Pentagon’s budget, observers said. Inouye, a World War […]