Budget
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ArmyArmy’s FY ‘24 Budget Request Keeps ‘Modernization Plan On Track,’ Bush Says
The Army’s top acquisition official said last week the upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget request keeps the service’s “modernization plan on track,” but he acknowledged potential “tension” in coming years […]
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CongressHASC Vice Chair Doesn’t See ‘The Days Of Massively Increasing Defense Budgets’ Ahead
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The vice-chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has said he no longer anticipates the “the days of massively increasing defense budgets,” reiterating a focus on […]
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ArmyWormuth Says Army’s Moved On From ‘Night Court’ Reviews, No More ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ For Cuts
The Army is no longer running its “night court” top-down reviews for identifying cuts to legacy and enduring programs, with the service’s secretary adding the process had already identified all […]
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CongressProgressive Reps. Lee, Pocan Reintroduce Bill To Cut Defense Spending By $100 Billion
A pair of progressive lawmakers on Wednesday reintroduced a bill that aims to cut defense spending by $100 billion and reallocate the savings to other funding priorities. The bill from […]
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InternationalGOP Lawmakers ‘Urge’ Biden’s Budget Include Up To $2 Billion In Military Aid For Taiwan
A group of Republican lawmakers are calling for President Biden’s upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget request to include up to $2 billion in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) grants for Taiwan. […]
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CongressBipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Call On Austin To ‘Curtail’ DoD’s Use Of Unfunded Priorities Lists
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is asking Pentagon leadership to “curtail” the department’s use of “unfunded priorities” lists, which seeks additional funds beyond what is included in […]
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CongressHASC Seapower’s Top Dem Calls Reported FY ‘24 Spending Cap Plan ‘A Fool’s Errand’
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee said Wednesday discussions around capping fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending at FY ‘22 enacted levels is “a fool’s errand,” calling […]
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CongressHouse GOP Rebuffs Possible Defense Cuts, Top Dem Appropriator Pushes Back On Reported Budget Plans
House Republican leadership on Tuesday downplayed the potential for billions of dollars in defense spending cuts as part of a reported plan to limit discretionary spending for fiscal year 2024, […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Will Seek To Leverage AI For Vehicle And Cargo Scanners At The Border, Mayorkas Says
Later in January the Department of Homeland Security plans to issue a “funding opportunity” to improve the scanning technology that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) uses to screen vehicles and […]
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CongressCongress Sends FY ‘23 Omnibus With $858 Billion For Defense To President’s Desk
Congress has passed the final 12-bill, $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations package, which includes $858 billion in national defense spending and $45 billion to assist Ukraine, sending the […]