Budget
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BudgetCBP Ignoring Automation In NII Equipment, Prompting Committee To Redirect Funding
Despite being given hundreds of millions of dollars that past few years to deploy advanced scanners at ports of entries to screen vehicles entering the U.S., Customs and Border Protection […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Wants Coast Guard To Consider Foreign Icebreakers
The Coast Guard’s nascent effort to acquire a commercial icebreaker to help fill near-term Arctic icebreaking needs should be expanded beyond a domestically available ship to also consider foreign vessels, […]
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CongressHouse Appropriations Committee Approves $761.7 Billion FY ‘23 Defense Spending Bill
The House Appropriations Committee voted 32 to 26 on Wednesday to approve its $761.7 billion fiscal year 2023 defense spending bill. Following Wednesday’s full committee markup, the bill now heads […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Approves $60.3 Billion Homeland Security Bill
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Thursday along party lines approved a $60.3 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, which would cover discretionary appropriations for fiscal […]
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CongressHASC Chair Smith Expects Congress Will Boost Defense Spending By Significant Amount
The leader of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Wednesday he expects Congress will move to boost defense spending over the president’s request topline, adding it won’t be by […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Appropriations Draft Bill Would Boost Coast Guard Acquisition
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee this morning is set to markup its version of the fiscal year 2023 homeland security funding bill and is recommending adding $600 million to […]
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CongressHouse Appropriators Release $761.7 Billion FY ‘23 Defense Spending Bill In Line With Biden’s Request
House appropriators on Tuesday released their $761.7 billion fiscal year 2023 defense spending bill, essentially matching the White House’s proposed topline, while including a slight cut for procurement and boosting […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriations Bill Would Block Retiring Five LCSs
The House Appropriations Defense subcommittee’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2023 defense spending bill would prevent the Navy from retiring five Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) as the service plans requested. The […]
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Missile DefenseHASC Panel NDAA Mark Directs Pacific Missile Defense Reports
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) strategic forces panel mark of the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill would require the Defense Department to report on missile defense issues in […]
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Missile DefenseHASC Strategic Forces Mark Directs Reports On Patriot Missile Defense Needs Amid Ukrainian Invasion
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Strategic Forces subcommittee mark proposal for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require the Army Secretary to to report on […]
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