Budget
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Homeland SecurityDemocratic Senators Want More Tech Funding To Detect Drugs At Border
As Congress works to complete appropriations to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2022, a small group of Democratic senators is urging their leadership and appropriations […]
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CongressFormer DoD Leaders Named To Panel Reviewing Defense Budgeting Process
The leaders of the congressional Armed Services Committees have selected the first four members of a new commission tasked with reviewing the Pentagon’s budgeting process, to include a former top […]
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BudgetNavy: Year-Long CR Would Cut Funds For Columbia Sub, Carrier Maintenance, Weapons Purchases
If the Defense Department has to operate under a year-long Continuing Resolution (CR), the Navy would have a “dramatic impact” that includes cutting $500 million from the Columbia-class submarine program, […]
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CongressDoD Leaders Cite Billions In Financial Losses, Hundreds Of Program Delays Under Potential Full-Year CR
Senior Pentagon officials on Wednesday urged Congress to avoid a year-long continuing resolution (CR) they said would lead to tens of billions of dollars in lost purchasing power and delays […]
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CongressSAC-D Chair Tester Criticizes GOP’s ‘Unprecedented Obstruction’ In Moving Spending Bills Forward
The Senate’s top defense appropriator last week criticized Republicans’ “unprecedented obstruction” in moving spending bills forward and said a potential year-long continuing resolution could amount to a $70 billion impact […]
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BudgetHouse Passes Catch-All Bill That Includes $500 Million For CISA
The House last Friday passed President Biden’s Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), a spending bill with close to $2 trillion in new funding to fight climate change, provide new […]
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Congress
Senate Dems’ $726 Billion FY ‘22 Defense Spending Bill Draws GOP Rebuke Over Higher Boost For Non-Defense Items
Senate Democrats on Monday released their $726 billion fiscal year 2022 defense appropriations bill, which drew a quick rebuke from GOP lawmakers over the five percent increase in military spending […]
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BudgetCISA Gets Handsome Boost In Proposed Senate Homeland Security Funding Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday introduced a fiscal year 2022 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would provide more than a half-billion dollar increase in proposed […]
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Homeland SecurityPekoske Says $350 Million Needed Annually To Accelerate Checkpoint CT Fielding
The Transportation Security Administration needs about $350 million annually devoted to the acquisition and deployment of advanced checkpoint baggage scanners to be able to accelerate the fielding of the technology, […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Defense Bill Extends Amphib Block Buy, Seeks Upgrade Report
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) version of the FY ‘22 defense policy bill would extend authority for the Navy to buy several amphibious vessels at once, but also asks […]