Congress
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ArmyFinal FY ‘21 NDAA Includes $230 Million Cut To IVAS, Presses Army On Future CH-47 Block II Plans
The final version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act calls for reducing the Army’s future augmented reality headset program by $230 million and calls for funding additional […]
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CongressFinal NDAA Adds F-35s, Additional Virginia-Class Sub, As Lawmakers Prepare For Potential Veto Override
The $741 billion final version of the next defense policy bill includes authorizing 14 additional F-35s, funding the build of two Virginia-class submarines and calling for billions to establish a […]
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CongressFinal Defense Bill Establishes National Cyber Director
The final proposed defense authorization bill would establish a National Cyber Director (NCD) within the Executive Office of the President, a key recommendation of a cyberspace commission. The fiscal year […]
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CongressCompromise NDAA Also a Compromise on DoE, Pentagon Control Over Civilian Nuke Budget
A version of the fiery interagency and inter-branch tug of war that produced this year’s controversial civilian nuclear weapons budget would be essentially legalized, if a compromise 2021 defense authorization […]
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CongressHouse Republicans Pick Mike Rogers As Next HASC Ranking Member
House Republicans on Thursday voted to select Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) as the next ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, succeeding Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas). Rogers, who is […]
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CongressCongress Completes Final Version Of NDAA, Defies Trump’s Latest Veto Threat
Congress has finalized the conferenced version of the next defense policy bill, lawmakers said Wednesday, looking to move the process forward as the president doubles down on his threat to […]
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COVID-19
CISA Services In High Demand Related To COVID Vaccine Response
All the primary federal government and private sector entities involved in the government’s effort to develop, produce and distribute vaccines for COVID-19 are receiving cyber security services from the Department […]
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CongressDemocrat Concedes as California Congressional Race for Santa Susana District Finally Ends
Four weeks after election day, first-term incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) has clinched a 333-vote victory over California Assemblywoman Christy Smith (D) in the state’s 25th congressional district. The race […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAnother Democrat Lawmaker Pushes for Biden Nuclear Posture Overhaul
On Tuesday, another Democratic lawmaker called for President-elect Joe Biden to publish what would be the third U.S. nuclear posture review in as many administrations — a potential step toward […]
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Navy/USMCTrump Administration Reverses, Asks For Second FY ’21 Virginia-Class Submarine
The Trump administration last week asked Congress to fund a second Virginia-class attack submarine in fiscal year 2021, reversing its position in the original budget request. Office of Management and […]