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Those in uniform have criticized military services’ outsourcing of sustainment to industry as leading to higher costs, causing repair delays, and lowering military readiness. Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), […]

Three Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, Reps. Mark Alford (R-Mo.), Dale Strong (R-Ala.) and Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.), will join the Appropriations Committee in the next Congress. Rep. Tom […]

The relative new kids on the defense block, such as Anduril and  Palantir [PLTR], stand to win big, if one reads behind Thursday comments by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the […]

The House on Wednesday voted 281-140 to pass the final $895.2 billion compromise version of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The defense policy legislation now heads […]

Incoming Senate GOP Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has said Republicans could look to include some of the spending cuts recommended by the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in a […]

The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee will oppose final passage of the $895.2 billion fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization over its inclusion of a GOP-led provision […]

As he readies to take over as the Senate’s top defense appropriator, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) over the weekend called for making “generational investments” in defense to bolster U.S. deterrence […]

The final, conferenced version of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes procurement of one Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) and an additional $357 million in incremental funding to […]

Lawmakers on Saturday unveiled the final $895.2 billion version of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, supporting a topline that adheres to the one percent spending cap set […]

Incoming Senate GOP Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Thursday he discussed “general“ spending with Department of Government Efficiency co-chair Elon Musk during a meeting on Capitol Hill.  Thune offered […]