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CongressMost Big DoD Nuke Programs Get Requested 2021 Budget, or Close, From House Appropriators
The Department of Defense would get close to its requested funding for most strategic nuclear weapons programs, under a 2021 spending bill approved on a party-line vote Tuesday by the […]
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CongressChair of House Energy Committee Rips ‘Rogue’ DoE Nuclear Weapons Agency
The Secretary of Energy should get more control over the agency’s nuclear weapons programs, not less, the head of the House committee that makes policy for the department’s non-nuclear-weapons programs […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Appropriations Panel Wants TSA To Expand Drone Security Testing
The House Appropriations Committee this morning will mark up a homeland security spending bill that recommends the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) establish a second testbed related to drone security. Late […]
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CongressHouse Appropriators Seek To Restore Army’s CH-47F Block II Funds, Propose Cut To IVAS
House Appropriators are looking to restore $163 million to the Army’s procurement plan for CH-47F Block II Chinooks as well as proposing a potential $235.6 million cut to the service’s […]
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CongressHouse Spending Bill Would Blank W93 Warhead, Continue Plutonium Pit Investment
A 2021 spending bill passed on Monday on a party line vote by the House Appropriations Committee would prohibit development of a proposed new nuclear warhead for the Navy while […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Panel Would Restrict Navy LCS Cuts And Private Maintenance Program
The House Appropriations Defense panel’s fiscal year 2021 draft bill recommends preventing the Navy from decommissioning any Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) and restricts a pilot private ship maintenance program. The […]
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CongressHouse Appropriators Condemn Pentagon For ‘Unacceptable And Unsustainable’ Budget Moves
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has condemned the Pentagon for its “unacceptable and unsustainable” transparency with Congress over the last several funding cycles, including pushing back on calls for […]
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CongressHAC-D Approves $694.6 Billion FY ‘21 Defense Spending Bill By Voice Vote
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on Wednesday approved its $694.6 billion fiscal year 2021 defense spending legislation by a voice vote, with the bill next headed for a full-committee […]
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Navy/USMCHouse Authorizers Push For Another MQ-4 Triton, Reports On Developing Missile With Japan and Law of the Sea Convention
Amendments to the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill last week pushed adding an MQ-4 Triton unmanned aircraft as well as reports on developing […]
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House Appropriations Releases $694.6 Billion FY ‘21 Defense Spending Bill
The House Appropriations Committee has released its $694.6 billion defense spending bill ahead of a mark-up hearing on Wednesday, including $758 million to assist industrial base suppliers affected by the […]