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SpaceReport Finds Space Force Could Cost Less than $3 Billion in New Funding
A new independent report released Monday asserts that it will take between $1.5 billion and $2.7 billion over five years to stand up some variation of a separate military branch […]
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CongressDespite Proposed Cuts, DoD Protecting Hypersonics, Army Programs, Space and Cyber in FY ’20 Budget
The Defense Department is prioritizing key Army modernization programs, hypersonics development and space and cyber efforts in the next fiscal year budget even as it fleshes out how to meet […]
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CongressDHS, DoD Officials Say New Cyber Security Partnership Bearing Results
A recent agreement between the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security on better detailing roles and responsibilities in protecting the homeland from cyber threats and improving the sharing of related […]
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CongressCongress Approves Changing DHS Directorate Into Cyber Security Agency
The House on Tuesday evening unanimously approved a bill to change the Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), […]
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CongressAspiring HASC Chair Has Three-Point Plan for Nuke Policy in Next Congress; Eyes ICBMs
The aspiring chair of the House Armed Services Committee said here Wednesday he wants to scrap the Trump administration’s nuclear posture review, whip up a multilateral intermediate-range nuclear forces-style treaty, […]
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CongressSASC Cyber Subcommittee Chair Stuck in Florida Recount Battle
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) is supporting a recount in the Nov. 6 race for his Senate seat that left him trailing current Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott by less than […]
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CongressSenate Coast Guard Policy Bill Tracks With House On Acquisition Efforts
Like the House version that passed earlier this year, the Senate’s Coast Guard Authorization Bill that is expected to be voted on Wednesday includes multi-year contracting authorities for major acquisition […]
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CongressMcSally Loses Arizona Senate Race, But Could Still End Up in Upper Chamber
Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) on Monday conceded defeat to her fellow lawmaker, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), in the race to fill retiring Republican Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat. But the Air […]
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BudgetAnalysts: Two-Year Spending Deal Likely in New Congress
The next Congress will be split between a Democratic House and a Republican Senate, and analysts expect debates regarding budget spending caps for defense and domestic spending to begin early […]
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CongressHASC, SASC Members Still Counting Votes in Key Races
As of Wednesday evening, several races involving current Senate and House Armed Services Committee members remain in limbo after the Nov. 6 midterm elections. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) appears headed […]