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CongressHouse Seapower Subcommittee Leaders Talk Increasing Navy Funds, Biden Admin Support For Fleet Plan
The leaders of the House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee this week reiterated their push to secure increased Navy funds in the next budget and discussed their sense the Biden administration […]
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CongressLockheed Martin Will Also Pause Donations To Lawmakers
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has announced it will also join several other defense firms in pausing political contributions to lawmakers in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. […]
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CongressBoeing Joins In Pausing Donations To Lawmakers
Boeing [BA] is the latest defense firm to announce it will also pause political contributions to lawmakers in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “We […]
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CongressSeveral SASC Democrats Likely To Vote Against Granting A Waiver For Lloyd Austin
Several Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee reiterated concerns Tuesday over President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to nominate a recently retired general for defense secretary, signaling they’re unlikely to vote […]
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CongressMajor Defense Firms, Including Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Pausing Donations To Lawmakers
Major defense firms, including Northrop Grumman [NOC], Raytheon [RTN], BAE Systems and Leidos [LDOS], are pausing political contributions to lawmakers in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the […]
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CongressState Department Cyber Reorganization ‘Misguided,’ Hill Officials Say
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s creation of a new bureau for cyber security diplomacy efforts within the Department of State is “misguided” because it essentially trades one silo for another […]
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COVID-19Oak Ridge Congressman Tests Positive, 16 New Cases Turn Up at DOE HQ
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.), whose district includes the Oak Ridge Site, has tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, there are a batch of new cases at the Department of Energy headquarters […]
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CongressDemocrats Gain Control Of Senate Following Georgia Runoffs, Including Defeat Of SASC Member Perdue
Democrats will gain control of the Senate following the results of Tuesday’s Georgia run-off elections, with Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) likely to serve as the next chair of the Senate […]
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Homeland Security
Final Spending Bill Lumps Together CT, CAT Funding for TSA
President Donald Trump in late December signed an omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2021 that includes $100 million for the Transportation Security Administration to divvy up between purchases of […]
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CongressCongress Overrides Trump’s Veto Of The FY ‘21 NDAA
The Senate on Friday voted to override President Trump’s veto of the $741 billion fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, with the bill now set to become law without […]