Congress
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CongressIn FAA Bill, Senate Passes TSA Reauthorization, Counter-Drone Measures
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a five-year reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that includes additional legislative measures that would also reauthorize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) […]
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CongressHASC Member Pushing Bill to Include Workforce Incentives in DoD Contracts
A member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will push a bill to add new incentives for industry members to include workforce development in their bids for defense programs […]
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BudgetHouse Passes DoD Budget, Trump Expected to Sign
The House on Wednesday passed the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2019 (FY’19) funding bill by a veto-proof majority, essentially ensuring that the Pentagon will have its funding on time for […]
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CongressCanceled Joint Exercise Has Hurt Readiness, Says Nominee to Lead US Forces Korea
U.S. forces and allies stationed along the Korean peninsula have suffered a “slight degradation in readiness” following the cancellation of a major joint exercise in August, the nominee for the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHASC Chair Has Not Planned Hearing on Bill to Ban Low-Yield Warhead
The House Armed Services Committee so far does not plan a hearing on a Democrat-sponsored bill to ban development of a low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead, the panel’s chairman said […]
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BudgetHouse to Vote Wednesday To Fund DoD On Time for First Time in Nine Years
The House could vote to pass the fiscal year 2019 (FY’19) appropriations bill to fund the Department of Defense (DoD) and several other agencies on Wednesday, funding the Pentagon ahead […]
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SpaceNASA Leader Pushing to Commercialize Low Earth Orbit
NASA must look for ways to commercialize activity in low Earth orbit so that it can focus on getting humans back on the moon and onto Mars, Jim Bridenstine, NASA’s […]
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Congress
First Ever TSA Reauthorization Included In FAA Bill
A congressional bill that that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) includes a separate amendment aimed at modernizing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including a provision that would provide […]
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CongressCounter Drone Measure Included In Bipartisan House, Senate FAA Agreement
House and Senate conferees last Saturday evening reached agreement on a bipartisan, long-term reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that includes legislation allowing the Departments of Homeland Security […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Dems Bill Would Ban Already-Funded Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead
Democrats in the House and Senate on Tuesday unveiled legislative language that would ban research, development, manufacturing, and fielding of the planned low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic-missile warhead for which Congress approved $65 […]