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Rogers 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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New 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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DOGE 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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Senate 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 Security
Coast 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 […]
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Coast Guard Seeks DHS Decision Thursday To Begin Polar Security Cutter Construction
The Department of Homeland Security this week will consider a Coast Guard request to give the nod to Bollinger Shipyards to begin construction of the nation’s first new heavy polar […]
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Navy/USMC
Latest CR Includes $5.7 Billion In More Virginia Sub Funds
The newest Continuing Resolution unveiled by the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday that extends federal funding into March includes an additional $5.68 billion to fund the Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) program. […]
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Final Defense Authorization Bill Heads to White House, As Senate GOP Pledges Return to ‘Regular Order’
The $895.2 billion fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill is on its way to President Biden after the Senate passed it early Wednesday afternoon on a vote of 85 to 14. […]
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Army
Final FY ‘25 NDAA Scraps House Plan To Establish Army Drone Corps
The final version of the next National Defense Authorization Act does not include a House-proposed provision to establish a Drone Corps as a new branch within the Army. The move […]
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McConnell: $900 Billion Defense Topline ‘Not Nearly Enough,’ Calls For ‘Significant’ Increase
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has offered the most extensive insight to date on his priorities as he takes over the Defense Appropriations chairmanship, to include encouraging the incoming Trump administration […]