Congress
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BudgetHASC Chair Sees DoD Budget Dispute Among Dems If Biden Wins
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Tuesday he predicts Democrats will have to settle significant intra-party differences on reducing the defense budget if former Vice President […]
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CongressHouse Panel Calls For More Federal Basic Research Spending To Aid Intelligence Community
A new report by the House Intelligence Committee recommends a substantial increase in federal spending on basic research and development (R&D) and calls for the intelligence community (IC) to change […]
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CongressHouse Passes Bill Creating Cyber Security Grant Program For State And Local Governments
The House last Wednesday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would create a new grant program within the Department of Homeland Security to help state and local governments boost their cyber […]
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CongressTrump Signs Continuing Resolution To Keep Government Open Through Dec. 11
President Trump on Wednesday evening signed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, after the Senate passed the measure earlier in the day by a […]
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CongressAgreement with Lockheed Martin on Fixing F-35 Spare Parts Problems ‘Step in Right Direction,’ Democrats Say
The Sept. 18 handshake agreement between the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] on nearly $70.6 million in expected company investments to fix faulty electronic equipment logbooks […]
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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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Democrats’ 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 […]