Congress
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CongressHASC GOP Member Introduces Sanctions Bill to Ban Arms Sales to Turkey
Members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) introduced a bill Oct. 16 that would prohibit the sale of U.S. military equipment to Turkey in the latest effort to sanction […]
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InternationalLawmakers Consider Proposed Turkey Sanctions Packages
A bipartisan push for sanctions against Turkey’s incursion into northeast Syria has taken shape over the past week, but the path forward remains unclear. Lawmakers on both sides of the […]
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Air ForceSenate Expected to Confirm Permanent Air Force Secretary This Week
The Senate is expected to vote to confirm Barbara Barrett as the next secretary of the Air Force as early as Oct. 16, after resuming consideration of her nomination Oct. […]
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CongressSenators Ask OMB To Share Federal Supply Chain Security Information With Congress, Judiciary
A bipartisan group of senators is requesting that the new Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) create a strategic plan for sharing security information with Congress and the judiciary related to […]
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Homeland SecurityIf DHS Bill Moves Forward, Checkpoint CT Will Fare Well
House appropriators in the summer proposed funding increases for new airport checkpoint baggage scanning technology in the fiscal year 2020 spending bill for the Transportation Security Administration while Senate appropriators […]
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AnalysisAnalysts, Colleagues Call Thornberry Retirement ‘A Loss’ for Congress
When Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) leaves Congress in January 2021, he will take with him a deep knowledge and support of national defense that will take years to replace, colleagues […]
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CongressTop HASC Republican Thornberry to Retire from Congress in 2020
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), the former chairman and current ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said Sept. 30 that he would not be running for reelection in 2020. […]
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Air ForceUncertain Path Ahead for Air Force Light Attack Experiment
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Nearly three years since the Air Force first announced plans to experiment with procuring an off-the-shelf, low-cost light attack aircraft for use in permissive environments, the […]
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Homeland SecuritySenate Appropriators Support Additional NSC For Coast Guard But Don’t Fund It
The Senate Appropriations Committee says one more high-endurance cutter would be a big help to the Coast Guard in carrying out its missions on open ocean where it typically seizes […]
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CongressSenate Passes Short-Term CR, Trump Expected to Sign
The Senate overwhelmingly passed a continuing resolution to fund the government at fiscal year 2019 levels until Thanksgiving on Sept. 26, with President Trump expected to sign it before the […]