Congress
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Approve DHS Funding Bill Along Partisan Lines
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a $64.8 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed. The 33 to 26 party-line […]
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ArmyHouse Appropriators Want Army Study On Common Tactical Truck Alternatives, Including FHTV Recap
As the Army pursues its next-generation Common Tactical Truck (CTT) effort, House appropriators want the service to conduct an Analysis of Alternatives study for the program that would include assessing […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators ‘Incensed’ By LCS Retirements, Explain Shipbuilding Decisions And Budget Cuts In Report
The House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) report on its draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill expressed severe displeasure with how the Navy is decommissioning Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) […]
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CongressResumption of Unrestricted V-22 Flight Operations Not Expected Until Mid-2025
The V-22 will not likely return to unrestricted flight operations until the middle of next year, Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), said on […]
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CongressHouse Panel Rejects Some Funding For Quick Start GPS Effort, Wants Alternatives
Just as the Department of the Air Force is soliciting offers for a new constellation of resilient GPS satellites, House appropriators on Thursday will begin to mark-up a defense bill […]
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CongressWhite House Supports HASC’s NDAA, But Opposes Virginia-Class Sub Add, GOP Policy Measures
The White House on Tuesday said it “strongly supports” the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the next defense policy bill, while noting its opposition to the legislation’s support for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyWill Novel Solid Rocket Propellant Mixing Technology Make the DoD Cut?
On Sept 18 last year, Rep Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) posted on X that he and Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel, had recently […]
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CongressWicker To Offer $55 Billion Topline Boost As SASC NDAA Amendment
The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee has confirmed he will introduce an amendment to boost the defense topline by $55 billion during the panel’s markup next week […]
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CongressHAC-D Advances FY ‘25 Spending Bill, As Dems Push Back On ‘Harmful Policy Riders’
The House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (HAC-D) on Wednesday advanced its $833.1 billion fiscal year 2025 spending bill, while the panel’s top Democrat said the inclusion of GOP-proposed “harmful policy riders” […]
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Nuclear ModernizationGaramendi Highlights Upcoming July 24 Hearing on Nuclear Weapon Cost Overruns
Overturning the nuclear triad concept and reducing funding significantly for the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and the U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider stealth bomber and Sentinel next-generation ICBM […]
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