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				CongressSASC Votes Along Party Lines To Advance Defense Secretary Nominee Hegseth
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted along party lines to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be the next secretary of defense, a source familiar with the process confirmed […]
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				CongressHouse Freedom Caucus’ Reconciliation Pitch Includes Up To $200 Billion For Defense
The House Freedom Caucus has proposed a two-step reconciliation plan that calls for including up to $200 billion in defense spending over four years. The proposal from the group of […]
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				CongressHASC Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members, New Democrats On The Panel
The House Armed Services Committee has announced its full slate of subcommittee ranking members, while the panel’s top Democrat this week also introduced the members of his party that have […]
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				Navy/USMCKaine: Future of Navy Will ‘Heavily Be in the Uncrewed Space’
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on Wednesday that he supports building a significant number of uncrewed U.S. Navy vessels in the […]
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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 […]