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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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CongressHouse 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 […]
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CongressHASC NDAA Sets Up Debate With Senate On F-35 Cuts, Funds For Virginia-Class Submarine
The House Armed Services Committee’s $731.6 billion fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill sets up key debate with the Senate on cuts to the F-35 program and adjustments to various […]
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House Cyber Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Establish National Cyber Director
Legislation to establish a permanent, Senate-confirmed presidential cyber security adviser with authority to review federal cyber budgets, and coordinate and develop the national cyber security strategy was introduced in the […]
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CongressDrug Seizures Up, Human Smuggling Down On Border As Criminal Organizations Shift Tactics, CBP Chief Says
Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) are bringing more illegal drugs into the U.S. than a year ago because the Trump administration’s clamp down on illegal immigration has crimped human smuggling as […]
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Air ForceHouse, Senate NDAA Marks Largely Concur to Prevent Most Proposed Air Force Aircraft Retirements
House and Senate Armed Services lawmakers appear mostly aligned in their marks of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill when it comes to the Air Force’s request to retire […]
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BudgetSenate Authorizers Push For Interim GBI
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the FY ’21 defense authorization bill pushes the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop and produce an interim Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) by 2026. […]