Budget
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BudgetZukunft Wants Icebreaker In Coast Guard Budget, But Carter Warns Of Squeeze
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft on Thursday said he would prefer that the construction spending for the planned new heavy polar icebreaker be accounted for in his service’s budget […]
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BudgetSenate Bill Would Authorize $2 Billion Acquisition Budget For Coast Guard
A Senate Committee on Thursday plans to mark up legislation that would authorize $2 billion in annual acquisition funding for the Coast Guard in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and […]
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BudgetCounter-Drone Lasers Funded In FY 2017 Omnibus Bill
The fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill could help move laser weapons to the battlefield after decades of development, according to a key lawmaker. The recently unveiled legislation contains $16.7 […]
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BudgetHouse Passes FY 2017 Omnibus Bill
The fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill, which includes $593 billion for defense, received House approval May 3. The legislation now heads to the Senate for its consideration later this […]
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BudgetWhite House Aims To Unveil FY 2018 Budget In Late May
The Trump administration plans to roll out its fiscal year 2018 budget request in late May, according to the White House budget chief. Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Office of […]
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BudgetFY 2017 Omnibus Bill Adds Dozens Of Aircraft To DoD Request
House and Senate negotiators unveiled a fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill May 1 that includes billions of dollars to buy dozens of fighter jets, helicopters and other aircraft above […]
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BudgetOmnibus Bill Provides Long-Lead Funding For 10th National Security Cutter
A bill agreed to by House and Senate negotiators to provide appropriations to the federal government for the rest of FY ’17 includes long-lead materials for the 10th Coast Guard […]
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BudgetNavy Needs Big Budget Boost To Achieve 355 Ships, CBO Says
The U.S. Navy, which wants to expand its fleet to 355 ships, would have to spend an average of $26.6 billion a year over the next 30 years to reach […]
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BudgetSelva Calls On Congress To Pass Budget–With Or Without Budget Caps
A top U.S. general on Thursday joined military leadership and lawmakers in condemning the continuing resolution (CR) that is currently funding the government and is soon to expire, asking Congress […]
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Air ForceBipartisan Lawmakers Advocate Air Force Total Rocket System Funding
The next-generation rocket wars continued Monday on Capitol Hill as 20 bipartisan members of the House of Representatives wrote Defense Secretary James Mattis advocating for total launch system funding as […]