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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 […]
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CongressLawmakers Concerned Over Delay In Removing Turkey From F-35 Program
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing the Pentagon on its timeline for removing Turkey from the F-35 program after the department missed its deadline in March to phase out […]
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CongressHouse Homeland Security Panel Approves DHS Spending Bill Along Party Lines
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Tuesday morning approved by voice vote along party lines a $50.7 billion spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year […]
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CongressHASC Looks To Hold Ligado Responsible For Costs To Mitigate Interference With DoD’s GPS Systems
The House Armed Services Committee is seeking to hold telecommunications firm Ligado Networks responsible for covering costs to mitigate potential interference with the Pentagon’s GPS systems as a result of […]
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CongressNo Big Raise for DoE Nukes In House Panel’s ’21 Spending Bill
A House appropriations panel on Monday followed through with its promise not to grant a $3-plus-billion budget request for civilian nuclear weapons programs as part of a 2021 spending bill […]
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CongressHouse Bill Strips Border Wall Funds, Boosts Border Security Technology And Cyber
The House Appropriations Committee on Monday released a proposed $50.7 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that eliminates funding for new Border Patrol agents and border barriers […]
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BudgetHouse Defense Bill Adds Two Ships, Differs With Senate On Subs
The Navy portion of the House Armed Services Committee’s draft of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill approved Tuesday would add two vessels over the Senate version and argued […]