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CongressPath to 60 Senate Votes for Two-Year Spending Deal Unclear
Senate leadership is eager to bring the House-passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 to the floor this week before members leave for recess Aug. 2. But with multiple GOP members […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRaytheon-DARPA Hypersonic Program Completes Baseline Design Review
One of the Air Force’s major hypersonic weapons programs recently underwent a successful baseline design review, contractor Raytheon [RTN] said July 29. The Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) program, a joint […]
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BudgetTrump’s Space Force Proposal May Shrink In Congress Negotiations
As the House and Senate prepare to enter conference talks on the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), one major area negotiators will debate is the creation of […]
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BudgetHouse Passes Two-Year Budget Deal, Senate to Vote Next Week
The House on July 25 passed a two-year spending bill that would remove the threat of sequestration through fiscal year 2021, with the Senate expected to vote on the bill […]
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ArmyWith Milley Vote Secured, Senate Rushing to Fill Empty Pentagon Seats
The number of open senior Pentagon positions is slowly shrinking as the Senate overwhelmingly approved Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to become the 20th chairman of the Joint […]
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Business/FinancialDeputy SECDEF Nominee Says Raytheon-UTC Merger Consideration Will Be His Responsibility
With new Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recusing himself from any matters involving his former employee Raytheon [RTN], the Pentagon’s evaluation of the top defense contractor’s impending merger with United […]
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CongressHASC GOP Leader Urging Colleagues to Support Two-Year Budget Deal Despite Lower Defense Topline
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is pushing his GOP colleagues to support a new two-year budget deal secured this week by the Trump administration and […]
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Air ForceAir Force Vice Chief of Staff: First Flight of B-21 Expected Around Late 2021
The Air Force is currently expecting to see first flight of the B-21 next-generation bomber around December 2021, the service’s number-two military official revealed July 24. Speaking at an Air […]
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Proposed Two-Year Budget Deal Banishes Sequester Threat, But Investments Could Suffer in 2021
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill largely laud a proposed agreement between the White House and House Democratic leaders that would eliminate the threat of sequestration and lift the debt ceiling […]
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PentagonMark Esper Becomes First Permanent Secretary of Defense of 2019
The Senate confirmed Mark Esper to become the next permanent secretary of defense July 23 by a landslide vote, ending months of uncertainty about the Pentagon’s leadership. Esper, who previously […]
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