Budget
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BudgetPekoske Will Seek More Checkpoint Scanners If Initial Deployment Beats Schedule
If the initial deployment of new scanners for screening carry-on bags at airport checkpoints occurs faster than expected, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will seek approval from the Department of […]
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ArmyThankful For Two-Year Cash Infusion, Army Officials Plead For Funding Beyond 2019
Army officials are thankful for the funding bump and short-term stability Congress has provided for the next two years, but no time is being wasted in asking lawmakers to continue […]
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BudgetFeinstein Won’t Vote for DoE Budget That Includes B83 Bomb
The ranking Democrat on the Senate panel that writes the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) annual funding bill said Wednesday she would not vote for a budget that keeps the […]
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Air ForceAFSOC Lines Up Partial Funding For Laser Gunship Demo
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is making progress in getting funding to demonstrate a laser gunship prototype but remains well short of what it needs, according to the […]
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BudgetSen. Shelby Takes Helm Of Appropriations Committee And Defense Subcommittee
Senate Republicans formally tapped Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) April 10 to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC). Shelby, whose appointment had been expected due to his seniority, announced later in […]
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BudgetHASC To Begin FY 2019 Markups In Late April
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) announced March 29 that it plans to begin considering the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill in late April. All six of its subcommittees […]
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PentagonDoD Leaders Discuss How To Spend New Omnibus Funding
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he met with the service secretaries and other top Pentagon officials March 26 to discuss how the Department of Defense will properly manage the financial […]
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BudgetProjected NNSA Budgets Can Handle Low-Yield Warhead, DoE Officials Tell Congress
Energy Secretary Rick Perry and the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) both assured Congress last week that the two new low-yield warheads called for in the Trump […]
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BudgetTrump Signs Omnibus Spending Bill Despite Non-Defense Concerns
President Donald Trump signed the $1.3-trillion fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill into law March 23, saying the need for increased military funding outweighed his misgivings about several non-defense aspects […]
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BudgetMulti-Billion Dollar DoD Cloud Project, Army Tactical Network Fix Included In Omnibus Bill
Pentagon officials secured priorities in the latest omnibus spending bill, approved Thursday by the House, for new projects to build more resilient cyber networks needed to address known vulnerabilities. Department […]