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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHouse Panel Directs Navy Subsystem Report, Echoing Senate Tech Concerns
An amendment to the House Armed Services Committee’s markup of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill Tuesday directs a report on naval subsystem technology development, echoing similar Senate concerns. […]
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CongressHouse Armed Services Approves Harder Look at Planned DoE Weapons Plant in South Carolina
The House Armed Services Committee approved more scrutiny of a planned nuclear-weapon-core factory on Wednesday, but otherwise appeared set at deadline to authorize the large funding increase requested by the […]
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Navy/USMCSenators Seek To Curb Ship Procurement Year Issue
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft FY ’21 defense authorization bill seeks to prevent the Defense Department from listing a purchase year on a ship different from what Congress previously […]
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CongressHASC Leader Opposes Supplemental Funding To DoD For Industry’s COVID-Related Claims
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Tuesday he opposes providing supplemental funding to the Pentagon for payments toward industry’s pandemic-related claims, which the department estimates will be […]
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CongressHASC Chair Optimistic On Bipartisan NDAA Support, Predicts Less Contentious Mark-up Process
The head of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Tuesday he is optimistic his panel’s version of the next defense authorization bill will receive bipartisan support, and predicts differences […]
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CongressCantwell Roasts NDAA for Ceding Control of Energy Dept. Nuke Budget to Pentagon
Nuclear spending debates in Congress often pit active weapons programs against the remediation of shuttered Manhattan Project and Cold War production sites, but this year’s proceeding has one defense-nuclear cleanup […]
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CongressThornberry Sees Bipartisan Support For HASC’s NDAA, Previews Potential Amendments
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee anticipates bipartisan support for the panel’s version of the next defense authorization bill, while adding he wants to see provisions for […]
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CongressSenators Introduce Cyber Security Amendments To Defense Bill
A small bipartisan group of senators has filed two amendments to the fiscal year National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), one requiring the Department of Homeland Security to establish federally funded […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHASC NDAA Includes $230 Million Cut To Army’s IVAS Program
The House Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill calls for reducing funding for the Army’s future augmented reality headset by $230 million to adjust for operational test […]
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House Dems Authorize Requested Funding for Civilian Nuclear Weapons Agency
After a truncated hearing season filled with furrowed brows, skepticism and hawkish posturing about leftover appropriations unspent, the House Armed Services Committee is authorizing even more funding than the National […]