Julie Samuel
Articles By Julie
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BudgetSAC OK’s DoD Approps Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) approved a $516.4 billion Pentagon budget bill Thursday by a 22-8 vote, just as Congress prepared to leave Washington for five weeks and return less […]
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BudgetDoD Unveils Strategic Choices Review
Pentagon leaders unveiled on Wednesday the findings of their multi-month review of the potential impacts of sequestration budget cuts, offering competing plans for cutting either troops or high-end equipment. Defense […]
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Budget
SAC-D Unveils $516B DoD Bill That Ignores Sequestration
Senate budget writers unveiled a Pentagon budget proposal Tuesday that calls for ignoring so-called sequestration cuts, boosting defense spending above the White House’s proposal, and adjusting funding for weapons programs […]
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BudgetDoD To Unveil Strategic Review Findings
The Pentagon plans to share details this week of its extensive review of how its budget would be impacted by budget cuts. “We will provide some information that you’ve all […]
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CongressPanel Chair Pledges Close LCS Oversight
LLawmakers pledged to keep close tabs on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program Thursday after government auditors released a long-awaited report recommending Congress restrict funding and slow production until further […]
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Budget
House Cuts War Funding, Passes Approps Bill
The House voted Wednesday to cut $3.6 billion from the Pentagon’s Overseas Contingency Operations account, lopping off much of the war funding Republicans added to the defense appropriations legislation passed […]
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Budget
House Starts Debating DoD Budget Bill, Rejects Weapons Changes
The House began debating the embattled defense appropriations bill on Tuesday, when members pushed back on proposals to strike funding for missile interceptors and Ohio-class submarines. The House Rules Committee […]
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BudgetHagel: Strategic Review Will Yield Options For Reshaping Pentagon
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he will be present options to the White House for dealing with budget cuts, as informed by the recent–yet still unreleased–Strategic Choices and Management Review. […]
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Budget
White House Threatens To Veto Defense Bill Up For Debate In House
The White House said Monday the defense appropriations bill the House will debate this week could be subject to a presidential veto because it adheres to a Republican budget plan […]
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Budget
Defense Approps Poised For House Debate
The House plans to debate the defense appropriations bill this week, after a likely contentious hearing on amendments Monday night. The House Rules Committee had scheduled a hearing last week […]