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CongressHASC Chair Rogers Pushing To Boost Defense Spending Above 4% Of GDP
The Republican chair of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday his focus for the new Congress will be getting defense spending above four percent of the gross domestic product. […]
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CongressSecDef Nom Hegseth Spars With Dems, Offers Acquisition Reform View At Contentious Hearing
At his confirmation hearing on Tuesday where he faced Democratic scrutiny over his sexual assault allegations and prior comments, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth offered a view into his plans […]
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PentagonOut Of Time, Biden Drops Bid To Require Contractors To Disclose Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Biden administration on Monday withdrew a proposal that would have required major federal contractors to report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and those of their suppliers as a condition […]
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CongressWicker Bill Has Provisions Favoring Non-Traditional Defense Companies
The bill introduced by Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Dec. 19th contains provisions that may favor defense start-ups and non-traditional defense contractors, such as Palantir […]
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CongressHASC’s Wittman: DOGE Can ‘Bring Some Value’ To Looking For Efficiencies At DoD
A senior GOP member of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can “bring some value” to improving Pentagon efforts, including pursuit of […]
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CongressRogers Announces HASC’s Subcommittee Leaders, New GOP Members
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday announced the panel’s full slate of subcommittee leaders as well as the new GOP members picked to sit on the […]
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CongressNew SASC Chair Wicker Details Extensive Proposal For Reforming DoD Acquisition
The new chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee has detailed a wide-ranging proposal for improving the Pentagon’s acquisition process, to include “aggressively” cutting regulations, reducing reliance on cost-plus contracts […]
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CongressDOGE Caucus’ Cornyn: DoD Should ‘Move Away’ From Reliance On Cost-Plus Contracts
A member of the Senate caucus supporting the work of the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has detailed how the new commission could tackle Pentagon reform efforts, to include […]
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CongressSenate Dems Add Slotkin to SASC, Ossoff And Gillibrand To Appropriations Committee
Senate Democrats on Thursday announced their rosters for the powerful Appropriations and Armed Services Committees, with newly-elected Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) joining the latter panel. Slotkin, a former Pentagon official, […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Has Yet To Finalize Costs For Commercial Icebreaker, GAO Says
Even though the U.S. Coast Guard is ready to put its first commercially bought polar icebreaker into the water, the service has not detailed the full costs of the program […]