Congress
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CongressFinal FY ‘26 Defense Spending Bill Has $8.4 Billion Increase, Addresses Some ‘Broken Glass’ Requirements
Congressional appropriators on Tuesday unveiled the final $839 billion fiscal year 2026 defense spending bill, including an $8.4 billion topline boost covering some but not all of the priorities sought […]
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BudgetDefense Bill Provides $500 Million To Add Alternative Solid Rocket Motor Sources
Congressional defense appropriators have agreed to provide $500 million for the Defense Department to spend on adding alternate production sources of solid rocket motors (SRMs) to help eliminate them as […]
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Nuclear ModernizationMinibus That Funds NNSA Passes Senate, Heads To Trump’s Desk
The Senate last Thursday passed a minibus bill 82 to 15 that includes appropriations for Energy and Water development, which would provide $25.4 billion in funds to the National Nuclear […]
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Navy/USMCHASC Seapower Chair Backs Battleship Concept, Reiterates Support For Navy’s F/A-XX
The top lawmaker on the House’s Navy acquisition oversight panel on Wednesday backed the Trump administration’s plan to build a new fleet of battleships, calling the initiative a “great idea.” […]
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InternationalNew Two-Bill Spending Deal Has $1 Billion Foreign Military Financing Boost, With Israel, Taiwan Funds
A two-bill appropriations package unveiled Sunday evening includes $6.2 billion for the State Department’s Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, a $1 billion increase from the Trump administration’s request, covering $3.3 […]
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NDAA Heads To White House After Senate Passage
A week after the House passed the $900.6 billion fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on a 312 to 112 vote, the Senate followed suit on Wednesday–passing the […]
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CongressPentagon Joint Energetics Transition Office Delay Cited In Travel Funds Hold
The House-Senate conference agreement on the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill would limit the use of travel funds by Pentagon acquisition, research and engineering officials until the department establishes a […]
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Defense Bill Modifies Industrial Fund Provisions, Adds Batteries, Leaves Out OBBBA Funds
The defense authorization bill passed by the House last week and under consideration in the Senate this week adds batteries to the list of possible investments to bolster U.S. industrial […]
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ArmyFinal FY ‘26 NDAA Backs Army’s Early Production Push For FLRAA
Lawmakers are backing the Army’s push to accelerate the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, including a provision in the next defense policy bill that would authorize moving into […]
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ArmyLawmakers Seek To Fence Off Half Of NGC2 Funding Until Army Provides More Details
Lawmakers are seeking more details from the Army before authorizing full funding for the service’s Next-Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative. The final version of the fiscal year 2026 National […]