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BudgetSASC Defense Bill Authorizes Limited Landing Ship Ahead Of LSM
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a provision authorizing the Navy to procure, lease or charter a medium-sized landing ship short of the Landing […]
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ArmySenate Authorizers Seek GAO Review Of Army’s Aviation Rebalance, Tactical Network Modernization
Senate authorizers in their version of the next defense policy bill are calling for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the Army’s aviation rebalancing, including the cancellation of the […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Bill Would Have NAVSEA Term Mimic Naval Reactors With Eight-Year Term
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill includes a provision that would extend the term of the commander of Naval Sea Systems Command […]
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BudgetAs New Entrants Vie To Build Rocket Motors, SASC Wants DoD To Help
The Defense Department the past few years has helped strengthen the position of legacy solid rocket motor suppliers through increased funding but insufficient capacity remains and as new suppliers enter […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Defense Bill Specifies $4.2 Billion Shipbuilding Add, Clarifies Frigate And LSM Restrictions
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released the full fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill on Monday, which detailed recommendations to boost shipbuilding funds by $4.2 billion as well as […]
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ArmySenate Authorizers Propose $200.5 Million Cut To Army’s IVAS 1.2 Procurement
Senate authorizers in their fiscal year 2025 defense policy bill have proposed cutting the Army’s procurement of Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) 1.2 headsets by $200.5 million. The Senate Armed […]
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CongressHouse Narrowly Passes FY ‘25 Defense, Homeland Security Spending Bills
The House on Friday narrowly passed its $833.1 billion fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill, which has faced scrutiny over its inclusion of divisive GOP-proposed policy riders and decisions to […]
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CongressHouse Takes Up FY ‘25 Defense Appropriations With Debate On Ukraine Aid, Unfunded Lists
The House on Thursday began debating its $833.1 billion fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill, voting down measures that would have blocked further aid for Ukraine and removed the requirement […]
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CongressAmendments’ Offsetting Cuts Could ‘Gut’ O&M In House’s Defense Spending Bill, Calvert Says
As the House is set to consider its $833.1 billion fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill this week, the lower chamber’s top defense appropriator cited concern that many amendments proposed […]
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CongressBiden Would Veto House’s Defense Spending Bill Over GOP Policy Riders, Shipbuilding Cut
The White House has said President Biden would veto the House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) $833.1 billion fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill, citing objections to the bill’s divisive GOP-proposed policy […]