Congress
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CongressLickety Split, Senate Panel Advances Wolf Nomination As DHS Secretary
Taking about two minutes from open to close, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday morning along partisan lines approved the nomination of Chad Wolf to become […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBi-Partisan Future of Defense Task Force Advises ‘Manhattan Project’ on AI
The House Armed Services Committee’s bipartisan Future of Defense Task Force on Sept. 29 released its final report laying out required military capabilities in the coming decades–chief among them artificial […]
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CongressDemocrats’ Updated Pandemic Relief Bill Excludes Billions For Defense Industry
Democrats on Monday evening released an updated version of their proposed pandemic relief package that includes $2.5 billion for defense but no allotted funds to cover defense industry’s COVID-related costs. […]
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CongressHouse Passes Trio Of Bill On Energy Cyber Security
The House on Tuesday unanimously passed by voice vote three bipartisan bills aimed at strengthening the cyber security of the nation’s electric grid and energy infrastructure, including creating a new […]
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Homeland SecurityCuccinelli Asks Congress For Funding To Acquire Counter-Drone Systems
The acting deputy of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday told a Senate panel that Congress needs to provide funding for the department to acquire counter unmanned aircraft […]
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CongressHouse Passes CR To Fund Government Through Dec. 11
The House on Tuesday evening passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, with the Senate also likely to pass the bipartisan measure, potentially this […]
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ArmyArmy Reviewing $16 Billion Ammo Production Modernization Plan Over Safety, Supply Chain Concerns
The Army is reviewing its 15-year, $16 billion plan to modernize its ammunition manufacturing plants as it looks to make the facilities safer and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers for […]
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CongressHouse Dems’ CR Includes Exemption For Columbia Subs, Extends Deadline For Defense Industry’s COVID Claims
House Democrats’ proposed stopgap spending bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11 includes an exemption allowing the Navy to move forward on procurement of the first two Columbia-class […]
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CongressAI Commission Urges Congress To Retain Key Recommendations In Final Version Of NDAA
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) is urging Congress to retain provisions in the final version of the next defense policy bill to establish a new committee with […]
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CongressHouse Bill With Requested Funds for B61-12 Would ‘Impair’ Delivery of B61-12, Senior Pentagon Official Says
A House-passed 2021 spending bill, which would provide the $816 million the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) requested for its B61-12 life-extension program, would “impair” the government’s ability to deliver […]