Congress
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CongressNavy Wants To Boost Production of Attack Subs, Large Surface Combatants, Amphibs
If the U.S. Navy receives a big boost in its shipbuilding budget, attack submarines, large surface combatants and amphibious assault ships will top its wish list, according to a key […]
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BudgetAuthorizers Delay AT&L Split For One Year
The position of under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics (AT&L) will survive intact for another fiscal year. Defense authorizers in the compromise version of the fiscal year […]
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BudgetCongress Checks Rapid Expansion Of DIUx Tech Outreach
Congress wants to pump the brakes on rapid expansion of the Pentagon’s tech innovation outreach initiative by limiting funding until it receives a detailed report on the unit’s structure and […]
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ArmyNDAA Would Force Army To Buy Commercial Data Management Software
A provision in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require the Army to halt development of data management software if a commercial alternative would suffice to perform the […]
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CongressCommittee Jurisdictions Hindering Cyber, Other Homeland Security Bills, McCaul Says
The disparate congressional oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through multiple committees is preventing necessary legislation from getting passed by Congress, including a proposal to reorganize one of […]
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CongressHouse Passes Two Bills To Enhance Cyber Security Cooperation With Israel
The House Tuesday afternoon unanimously passed by voice vote two bills designed to improve cooperation with Israel in the area of cyber security. The United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act […]
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Budget
Lawmakers Wrap Up NDAA, Votes Scheduled For Friday
Lawmakers completed conference of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill and they hope to schedule votes as early as Friday, according to senior aides from the House and Senate […]
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CongressCarter Rebukes Congress For Weighing Six-Month Stopgap Funding Measure
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Tuesday penned a letter to Congress urging them to pass a full appropriations bill rather than confine the Defense Department to fiscal 2016 spending […]
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Congress
McCaul Warns DHS Against Burrowing Political Appointee Positions
The Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee on Friday warned the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) against converting political appointee positions to career jobs, saying such actions could undermine […]
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Air ForceRumored SECDEF Candidate Cotton Says U.S. Should Support NATO, Modernize Nuclear Arsenal
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), whose name has been run through the rumor mill this week as a possible candidate for Secretary of Defense under President-elect Donald Trump, on Thursday emphasized […]