Budget
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BudgetAmendment to Curb LCS Program Withdrawn at HASC Defense Authorization Bill Markup
A potential fight among lawmakers over the future of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program was over before it began after Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) announced on Wednesday that she […]
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Air ForceHASC Rejects Move to Separate F-35 Block 4 Mods From Overall Program
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Wednesday easily batted down an amendment to the 2017 defense authorization bill that would require the Defense Department to separate the F-35 Joint […]
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BudgetThornberry’s Mark Calls For Bid Protest Process Review
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry’s (R-Texas) fiscal year 2017 mark calls for the defense secretary to hire an independent entity to review the bid protest process related […]
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Air ForceThornberry’s Mark Restricts Rocket Propulsion System Definition To First Stage Motor
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry’s (R-Texas) fiscal year 2017 mark restricts the definition of a rocket propulsion system (RPS) to a main booster, first-stage rocket engine or […]
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BudgetIn NDAA Mark, HASC Chairman Requests More Information On Foreign Arms Sales
Provisions in the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill call for more information about the Defense Department’s role in the foreign […]
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BudgetHASC Goldwater-Nichols Reforms Include an Independent CYBERCOM, the Death of the Quadrennial Defense Review
An independent U.S. Cyber Command, a longer term for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the end of the Quadrennial Defense Review were just some of the […]
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ArmyHASC Defense Authorization Bill Slashes JLENS Funds, Effectively Canceling the Program
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) has eliminated most of the funding for JLENS, a tethered aerostat built for the purpose of detecting cruise missiles and aircraft, […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriations Approves Bill Providing Additional $920 Million For SLS
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) on Thursday approved its fiscal year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) bill that would provide $920 million more than requested for NASA’s […]
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Budget
In Hopes of Expanding Defense Spending, HASC Moves $18 Billion Out of Wartime Account
House defense authorizers are making a play to expand the military’s budget by transferring $18 billion from the wartime spending account to the base budget, effectively forcing the next president […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Want Air Force To Speed Up JSTARS Recapitalization
House authorizers want the Air Force to accelerate the development, procurement and fielding of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalization program. The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) […]