Budget
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BudgetSenate Passes NDAA, Sends It To President’s Desk
The Senate on Thursday passed the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill, sending it to President Barack Obama’s desk for signature into law. The vote was 92-7. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), […]
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BudgetCR Includes Carveouts For Ohio Subs, Tanker, Helicopters
The continuing resolution (CR) released late Tuesday includes carveouts for the Ohio-class submarine replacement program, KC-46 tanker, AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, weather satellites and certain NASA space […]
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Budget
McCarthy Believes CR Could Be Passed This Week
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) believes it is possible lawmakers could pass a continuing resolution (CR) this week. “We will not leave town until we get all of our […]
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BudgetHouse OK’s FY 2017 Defense Authorization Conference Report
The U.S. House approved the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization conference report by a wide margin Dec. 2, voting 375 to 34 to send the measure to the Senate for […]
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Budget
Authorizers Delay AT&L Split For One Year
The position of under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics (AT&L) will survive intact for another fiscal year. Defense authorizers in the compromise version of the fiscal year […]
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BudgetCongress Checks Rapid Expansion Of DIUx Tech Outreach
Congress wants to pump the brakes on rapid expansion of the Pentagon’s tech innovation outreach initiative by limiting funding until it receives a detailed report on the unit’s structure and […]
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ArmyNDAA Would Force Army To Buy Commercial Data Management Software
A provision in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require the Army to halt development of data management software if a commercial alternative would suffice to perform the […]
