Budget
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CongressAfter Congress Passes CR, Austin Urges Lawmakers To Reach Approps Agreement This Fall
After Congress on Wednesday evening passed a three-month stopgap funding measure to avert a potential government shutdown, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has called on lawmakers to reach a bipartisan agreement […]
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Navy/USMCHAC-D Chairman Criticizes SECNAV For Submarine Cost Growth, Cites $17 Billion SSN Shoftfall
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, heavily criticized Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro about significant cost overruns and delays in submarine and ship […]
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BudgetDel Toro Details CR Downsides For Navy In Letter To Legislators
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro recently sent congressional appropriations leaders a letter detailing the downsides for the Department of the Navy in a potential six-month Continuing Resolution (CR) […]
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ArmyDrones, Counter UAS, Electronic Warfare, Spending Flexibility Will Feature In Army’s FY ’26 Request, Wormuth Says
Based on lessons being learned from the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War and the U.S. Army’s needs to be part of the joint fight in the Indo-Pacific region, the service plans to […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Advance $852.2 Billion Defense Bill, Add $21 Billion In ‘Emergency’ Funds
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) has advanced its $852.2 billion fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill, which works around the debt limit deal’s one percent spending cap and adds nearly […]
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PentagonNational Defense Strategy Panel Urges Reforms, Lifting Spending Cap To Avoid ‘Shift In China’s Favor’
The commission tasked with reviewing the Biden administration’s National Defense Strategy (NDS) has called for removing the debt limit deal’s spending cap and boosting defense investments in the coming years, […]
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BudgetSASC Defense Bill Authorizes Limited Landing Ship Ahead Of LSM
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a provision authorizing the Navy to procure, lease or charter a medium-sized landing ship short of the Landing […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Bill Would Have NAVSEA Term Mimic Naval Reactors With Eight-Year Term
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a provision that would extend the term of the commander of Naval Sea Systems Command […]
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BudgetAs New Entrants Vie To Build Rocket Motors, SASC Wants DoD To Help
The Defense Department the past few years has helped strengthen the position of legacy solid rocket motor suppliers through increased funding but insufficient capacity remains and as new suppliers enter […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Defense Bill Specifies $4.2 Billion Shipbuilding Add, Clarifies Frigate And LSM Restrictions
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released the full fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill on Monday, which detailed recommendations to boost shipbuilding funds by $4.2 billion as well as […]