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CongressDems Drill NNSA No. 2 Nominee On Warhead Cores, Arms Control Treaty
William Bookless, nominated to be second-in-command at the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), defended the agency’s plan to build two nuclear-warhead-core factories in the face of a double-edged inquisition […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCongress Rides In From Recess On A Wave Of Nuclear Policy Moves
Lawmakers set the stage for the nuclear weapons debate to come in the next Congress with a wave of bills and rhetoric that burned the post-Thanksgiving fog from Washington last […]
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BudgetPolar Icebreaker Fate Rests With Congressional Decision On Border Wall, Garamendi Says
Congress next week will decide whether it wants to pour more money into a border security wall than the Trump administration requested or fund construction of America’s first new heavy […]
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Hawks File Bill to Prohibit Spending on Nuke Treaty Extension Talks
A bill introduced Wednesday by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), and supported by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), would prohibit the Trump administration from extending the primary U.S.-Russia nuclear arms-control treaty beyond […]
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House Passes Coast Guard Authorization Bill
The House on Tuesday evening approved by voice vote a two-year authorization bill for the Coast Guard, sending the legislation to President Trump to be signed into law. The bill […]
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CongressCommission Advises Senate Panel Against White House’s Proposed Defense Budget Cut
Officials on a commission tasked with reviewing the Pentagon’s current defense strategy advised lawmakers Tuesday against the White House’s plan to push for a flat defense budget and recommended at […]
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PentagonOfficial: Policy Reform Needed To Spur Development Of Pentagon’s Next ‘Industrial Revolution’ Capabilities
The Pentagon’s top industrial policy official on Monday said new incentives are needed to ensure the largest defense contractors continue developing future technologies in the U.S. rather than abroad as […]
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CongressBrown: House Dems to Reassert Themselves on National Defense Issues in Next Congress
With the Blue Wave pushing new Democratic lawmakers with military backgrounds into the House, expect the next House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to take a scalpel to the defense budget […]
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Business/FinancialTrump Remains Bullish on Saudi Arms Sales As Lawmakers Push Bill to Restrict Them
President Trump appears to remain steadfast in his support for Saudi Arabia and committed to pursuing foreign military sales to Riyadh for fear of competition from peer adversaries in a […]
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CyberMcCaul Sees Bipartisan Cyber Effort In Next Congress For Grid Security, New International Norms
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the outgoing chair of the House Homeland Security Committee and likely top Republican on the next Foreign Affairs Committee, said he will look to push for […]