Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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CongressBill Would Cut Fed Workforce To Delay DoD Cuts
The head of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) joined with House Republicans, including the top defense budget person, in calling yesterday for reducing the federal workforce to fund a […]
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Congress
House Sends Senate Final DoD Policy Bill
The House passed the final defense authorization last night, as President Barack Obama’s administration relented on its veto threat despite continued questions about military-detainee language. House and Senate negotiators filed […]
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Business/FinancialGOP Senators Plan January Anti-Sequestration Fight
A group of GOP senators pledged yesterday to launch an aggressive fight next month for stopping $600 billion in planned defense budget cuts while still allowing some Pentagon “efficiencies.” Meanwhile, the […]
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Congress
Senators Work To Fight 2nd Wave of DoD Cuts
Hawkish senators plan to share more information today about their attempts to prevent the Pentagon from receiving up to $600 billion in long-term cuts, which may have triggered by lawmakers’ failure […]
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Air ForceMultiple Weapons Changes In Final DoD Policy Bill
The House is poised to vote today on a final Pentagon policy bill that changes the Pentagon’s plans for numerous systems including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Medium Air Extended […]
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Air Force
Final Defense Bills Emerging
House and Senate negotiators agreed last night on a final Pentagon authorization bill that they hope to send in the coming days to the White House, which has threatened to veto similar […]
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Air Force
DoD Bill With $5 Billion Boost, JLTV Imminent
House and Senate negotiators are likely to file a final FY ’12 defense appropriations bill by day’s end that provides the Pentagon a $5 billion boost in funding over last […]
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Air Force
House, Senate Negotiate Final DoD Bills
House and Senate lawmakers continued to hash out the final versions of the two Pentagon budget bills yesterday in hopes of wrapping up the delayed measures–which dictate the fate of […]
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Congress
Marine Corps Procurment Protected In Budget Review
The Marine Corps shielded weapons accounts from cuts during a recent budget review intended to help the Pentagon find savings Congress mandated over the summer, the service’s Nov. 2 military leader […]
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Congress
House-Senate NDAA Negotiations Begin
Lawmakers who set Pentagon policy met last night to begin reconciling House and Senate defense bills–likely addressing controversial provisions on military detainees and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter–and hope to […]