Congress
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BudgetHASC Chairman Outlines Two Paths for Passing Defense Authorization Bill
House Armed Service Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) on Wednesday morning laid out two potential methods for passing in the National Defense Authorization Act: either Congress can override President […]
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CongressBoeing, GE Win as House Votes to Revive Ex-Im Bank
House Democrats and Republicans on Oct. 27 voted to resurrect the Export-Import Bank, a huge win for companies such as Boeing [BA] and General Electric [GE] that rely on the […]
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CongressCISA Passes, Most Amendments Fail
Following the Senate’s rejection of most amendments brought to the floor, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA, S.754) passed late Tuesday 74-21. This vote followed a strong 83-14 bipartisan cloture […]
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BudgetObama, Congress Broker Budget Deal with $607 Billion for Defense
The White House and congressional leaders have reached a two-year budget deal that boosts defense and non-defense spending caps, but allots about $5 billion less to the Pentagon than the […]
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Air ForceFix For F-35 Ejection Seat Issues May Take One Year to Integrate in Fleet
The F-35 program office is working on a variety of fixes for ejection seat issues that caused the Air Force to impose weight restrictions, but it may take a year […]
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CongressWhite House and DHS Secretary Johnson Support CISA
Both the White House and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced support this week for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA, S.754), currently under consideration in the […]
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CongressMcConnell Sets Votes On CISA And Related Amendments For Tuesday
After the Senate voted on Thursday to permit debate to move forward on cyber security legislation and then rejected a privacy amendment to the bill, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) […]
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BudgetObama Vetoes NDAA as House Schedules Nov. 5 Override Vote
President Barack Obama on Oct. 22 fulfilled his promise to veto the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, signing the veto document Thursday afternoon as the press snapped photos. Obama’s opposition […]
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CongressBurr Expects Senate To Vote On Cyber Security Bill Early Next Week
The Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday he expects cyber security legislation that promotes the voluntary sharing of cyber threat indicators between the private sector and the […]
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Air ForceCanada Leaving F-35 Program Would Drive Costs Up $1 Million Per Plane
If Canada pulls out of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, customers of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] jet can expect to pay about $1 million more per F-35A, the F-35 […]