Budget
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Navy/USMC
House Authorization and Appropriations Marks Clash On Sub Tender, LPD-33, And Ships Retirements
The initial drafts of the House fiscal year 2024 defense authorization and appropriation bills, or marks, disagree on some Navy ships to procure and which vessels the service can decommission. […]
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Navy/USMC
HASC Threatens To Shutter CAPE Over Amphibious Ship Reviews
The chairman’s draft of the House Armed Services Committee’ fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill threatens to shutter the Office of Cost Estimate and Program Evaluation (CAPE) over disagreements with […]
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Congress
Dems Push Back On ‘Harmful Policy Riders’ In House GOP’s FY ‘24 Draft Defense Spending Bill
The House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) draft defense spending bill for fiscal year 2024, released on Wednesday, has received sharp pushback from top Democratic appropriators who cited its “harmful policy riders” […]
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Missile Defense
House Defense Policy Bill Adds More THAAD Interceptors Due To China Concern
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s mark, or first draft, of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill would add $100 million to fund six more Terminal High […]
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Navy/USMC
Draft FY ‘24 NDAA Gives Multi-Year Authority For 13 Subs, Hundreds Of MK-48 Torpedoes
The initial mark of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee’s portion of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill would give the Navy authority to award multi-year […]
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Navy/USMC
House Mark Seeks To Fund LPD-33, Keep Five Ships From Retirement
A House Armed Services panel’s portion of the fiscal year 2024 defense policy bill seeks to fund another San Antonio-class Flight II amphibious transport dock ship (LPD) and prevent five […]
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Space
HASC Panel Lauds Use Of Commercial Remote Sensing; Wants More
Defense Department-based intelligence agencies are taking advantage of commercial remote sensing capabilities, a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel says, adding it wants these and other DoD components to make […]
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Congress
Senate Passes Debt Limit Bill With Leadership Open To Possibility Of Defense Supplementals
The Senate on Thursday evening passed a bill to lift the debt ceiling that also caps defense spending for the next two years, with the upper chamber’s leadership offering commitment […]
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Congress
After House OKs Debt Limit Bill, GOP Senators Push Supplementals To Increase Defense Spending
After the House passed a bill to lift the debt ceiling that also caps defense spending for the next two years, Republicans Senators on Thursday pushed for supplemental funding measures […]
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Congress
Debt Limit Deal Sets FY ‘24 Defense Topline At $886 Billion, Gets Some GOP Pushback
The final debt limit deal negotiated between House Republican leaders and the White House that sets an $886 billion defense topline for fiscal year 2024 has received pushback from some […]