Budget
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BudgetObama Signs Budget Deal Giving Pentagon Two Years of Stability
President Barack Obama on Monday signed the Bipartisan Budget Agreement into law, increasing spending caps for defense and non-defense accounts for the next two years and raising the debt limit […]
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BudgetHouse Passes Two-Year Budget Deal
In a 266-167 vote, House on Wednesday evening approved the Bipartisan Budget Deal, which raises spending limits imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011 for two years as well […]
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BudgetHASC Chairman Outlines Two Paths for Passing Defense Authorization Bill
House Armed Service Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) on Wednesday morning laid out two potential methods for passing in the National Defense Authorization Act: either Congress can override President […]
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BudgetObama, Congress Broker Budget Deal with $607 Billion for Defense
The White House and congressional leaders have reached a two-year budget deal that boosts defense and non-defense spending caps, but allots about $5 billion less to the Pentagon than the […]
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BudgetNavy WIll Protect Ohio Replacement Program If Hit By Yearlong CR
If a yearlong continuing resolution (CR) is enacted, the Navy will pull out all stops to protect the Ohio replacement program and keep it on schedule, but not all programs […]
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Obama Vetoes NDAA as House Schedules Nov. 5 Override Vote
President Barack Obama on Oct. 22 fulfilled his promise to veto the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, signing the veto document Thursday afternoon as the press snapped photos. Obama’s opposition […]
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Congress Moves NDAA to President’s Desk Despite Veto Threat
Congressional leaders on Oct. 20 signed the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act and sent it President Barack Obama, who has 10 days to veto the bill as he […]
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BudgetCongressional Defense Committees to Review Goldwater-Nichols Act
In the coming weeks, the House and Senate armed services committees will take on the Goldwater-Nichols Act in a series of hearings meant to help Congress gauge whether any changes […]
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BudgetNDAA Makes Its Way to Obama After Senate Passage
The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the Senate today in a 70-27 vote, enough to override the presidential veto that could be forthcoming. President Barack Obama has threatened […]
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BudgetImplementing New Cost Overrun Penalty Poses Challenges for Pentagon
The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer on Tuesday said the cost overrun penalty proposed in the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act is unlikely to be effective as a way to hold […]