Congress
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BudgetCongress Passes NDAA For a Second Time
The fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill has been passed, vetoed, modified, and now–after being passed by the Senate on Tuesday morning–it will once again head to President Barack Obama’s […]
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Air ForceLRSB’s Secrecy Could Lead To Political Hurdles, Analyst Says
The Air Force classifying most of the new Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) program could lead to hurdles on Capitol Hill as lawmakers won’t know whether there is work in […]
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CongressNavy to Experience Additional Carrier Gaps in 2016
The Navy, which has been operating without an aircraft carrier in the Middle East since the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) moved out of the Persian Gulf last month, expects […]
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CongressCongressmen Call For International Rules Of Cyberwarfare
Congressmen from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) urged the administration to begin the process of clarifying international law around cyberwarfare and cyberattacks Thursday. Reps. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.), […]
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Budget
NDAA Passes in House, but Democrats Block Defense Approps Bill as Talk of Shutdown Reignites
The House on Thursday passed the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill in a bipartisan, landslide 370-58 vote, but dreams of a more bipartisan Congress turned out to be shortlived […]
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Air ForceWeapons Programs Take a Hit After Lawmakers Reduce NDAA by $5 Billion
The Air Force’s new bomber, Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and MQ-9 Reaper were among the weapons programs affected when lawmakers on Monday evening chopped $5 billion from the National Defense Authorization […]
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Budget
Obama Signs Budget Deal Giving Pentagon Two Years of Stability
President Barack Obama on Monday signed the Bipartisan Budget Agreement into law, increasing spending caps for defense and non-defense accounts for the next two years and raising the debt limit […]
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CongressThornberry Plan Bridging $5 Billion Budget Gap Could Come Tuesday
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry’s (R-Texas) plan for cuts bridging the $5 billion shortfall between the two-year budget deal approved by the House last week and the […]
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CongressIndustry And Administration Applaud CISA Passage, House Looks To Conference
Three industry associations and the Obama administration have applauded the Senate passage of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA, S.754) Tuesday. “CISA is badly needed and long-overdue cybersecurity legislation that would enable […]
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BudgetHouse Passes Two-Year Budget Deal
In a 266-167 vote, House on Wednesday evening approved the Bipartisan Budget Deal, which raises spending limits imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011 for two years as well […]