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CongressHouse To Consider NDAA Amendments For DoD’s Long-Term AI Plans, Bolstering International Cyber Partnerships
The House will consider a series of cyber-related amendments this week to its version of the next defense policy bill, which includes directives for the Pentagon to detail long-term plans […]
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Air ForceWhite House ‘Strongly Objects’ to HASC NDAA Funding Cuts for F-15EX, Next-Gen Air Dominance
The White House critiqued the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) mark of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to be debated on the House floor this week, in […]
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Air ForceTwo Light Attack-Related Amendments Introduced for House FY ’20 NDAA
House lawmakers have included two amendments that affect the Air Force’s ongoing light attack experiment to be considered for inclusion in the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). […]
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CongressRep. Thompson Raises Concerns About CBP Use Of Biometric Exit With U.S. Citizens
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday said that the use of facial recognition technology on American citizens departing the U.S. on international flights is an expansion […]
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CongressMarine Corps Vet Challenging McConnell in 2020 Senate Race After Narrow 2018 Midterm Loss
A Marine veteran and Democrat who narrowly lost her race to represent Kentucky in the House in the 2018 midterm elections is now challenging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) […]
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CongressFormer House Republican Challenging Virginia Democratic Senator in 2020
A former House Republican and retired Navy SEAL who lost his seat in 2018 is challenging Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the state’s senior senator, in 2020. Scott Taylor, who represented […]
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CongressAll The DoE Nuclear Reports Ordered by the Senate’s 2020 NDAA, Annotated
The U.S. Senate’s recently passed version of the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act calls for nine reports or briefings on Department of Energy nuclear weapon programs. Sister publication Nuclear […]
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CongressCommercial Space Bill Reintroduced In House
Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) has reintroduced legislation aimed at strengthening the commercial space sector by streamlining the regulatory process, which also includes a presumption of approval for all private sector […]
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CongressRepublican Senators Urge Administration To Reconsider Stopgap Funding Proposal
A group of Republican senators is urging the administration to reconsider its proposal for a year-long stopgap funding bill if current negotiations fail to reach a two-year budget deal, adding […]
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CongressHouse Homeland Security Republicans Introduce American Security Agenda Bills
Several Republican members of the House Homeland Security Committee in the second half of June introduced four bills as part of their American Security Agenda, which is aimed at strengthening […]