Budget
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Air ForceSASC Bill Caps RD-180 Purchases, Sets Up Potential Battle With HASC
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is setting up a battle with its House counterparts over the RD-180 as it banned use of the Russian-developed rocket engine beyond those permitted […]
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ArmyLess Procurement Funds, More Oversight In SASC’s Defense Bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) $602 billion defense authorization bill, agreed to Thursday afternoon in a 23-3 vote, contains less procurement funding—and far more provisions curtailing programs—than the legislation […]
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ArmySASC Pays Out $94 Million For Army Vehicle Active Protection Systems
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has provided an infusion of cash for the Army to buy Active Protections Systems (APS) for its combat vehicles, adding $94 million for off-the-shelf […]
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ArmySASC Pays Out $94 Million For Army Vehicle Active Protection Systems
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has provided an infusion of cash for the Army to buy Active Protections Systems (APS) for its combat vehicles, adding $94 million for off-the-shelf […]
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FY ’17 NDAA List Of Proposed Amendments For House Consideration
On May 12, 2016, the House Rules Committee posted a list of amendments submitted for full House consideration during debate of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill.
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BudgetSASC Defense Authorization Bill Strays With House Plan to Use OCO Funds for Base Expenses
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is taking a different approach on military funding in its fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill than its House counterpart. Instead of designating a […]
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FY ’17 HAC-D Draft Bill
On May 10, 2016, the House Appropriations defense subcommittee (HAC-D) released its draft bill for fiscal year 2017.
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Air ForceHouse Appropriators Release $576 Billion Defense Spending Bill, Sticks to HASC’s OCO Funding Scheme
In their $576 billion defense spending bill, House appropriators mimicked the authorizing committee’s approach to increase funding for the military by shorting the wartime spending account—thereby forcing the next president […]
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Air ForceSASC Subcommittees Add More Money for Reapers, Depot Maintenance
The topline of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill is still a mystery, but SASC subcommittees during markups of the bill on Tuesday revealed key […]