Budget
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyKratos’ Chief Suggests DoD Experiment With $5 Billion Annually To Buy Innovative Technologies Off-The-Shelf
The Defense Department should spend $5 billion annually over a three-year period to buy production-ready systems that almost, but do not quite currently, meet requirements to help innovative technology companies […]
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BudgetXLUUV ‘Re-phased’ and Pushed Back, FY ’25 Budget Request Lays Out Latest Schedule
Navy officials recently confirmed the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program has been “re-phased” and pushed back in the schedule, with the fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request […]
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CongressSASC Chair May Support Defense Boost Above Spending Cap If Supplemental Doesn’t Pass
The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday he may be open to boosting the fiscal year 2025 defense topline above the one percent spending cap from last […]
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PentagonNo New Multi-Year Munitions Requests In DoD’s FY ‘25 Budget Submission
The Pentagon did not include any new requests for multi-year munitions procurements in its fiscal year 2025 budget submission, while the department still awaits confirmation its requests for FY ‘24 […]
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BudgetNavy’s Budget Request Faces Congressional Opposition For Low New Ship Levels
The Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request, seeking only six new ships and reducing planned submarines by one, faced a chilly reception from some congressional leaders this week. The lawmakers opposed […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Plans To Spend $1 Billion On Replicator Over Next Two Years
The Pentagon plans to spend $1 billion over the next two years on its Replicator initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems by August 2025, a senior official said […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Requests Less Funding For Border Security Technology
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Monday delivered its fiscal year 2025 budget request to Congress, proposing no funds for non-intrusive inspection (NII) systems used to scan vehicles and cargo […]
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ArmyArmy Details $185.9 Billion FY ‘25 Budget Request, Plans $4.5 Billion Aviation Reinvestment In Coming Years
The Army on Monday released its $185.9 billion budget request for fiscal year 2025, with officials confirming its recent aviation restructuring resulted in shifting $4.5 billion to new priorities over […]
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BudgetNavy Budget Caps Caused Cuts And Delays in USVs And NGAD, Officials Say
The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) budget caps imposed on the Department of the Navy forced it to lower funding for unmanned vessels and work on the next carrier-based fighter under […]
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BudgetNavy Says FY 2025 Budget Caps Imposed ‘Hard Choices’ To Lower Ship Procurement
The Navy argued Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) budget caps imposed “hard choices” on the fiscal year 2025 president’s budget request (PB25) that partially caused the service to lower its ship […]