Congress
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Budget
Courtney Bullish Second SSN Will Be In Appropriations Bill
The ranking member of the House Armed Services’ Seapower subcommittee said he is optimistic the House Appropriations Committee will match authorizers in adding a second Virginia-class attack submarine (SSN) to […]
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Budget
House Authorizers’ 100 Percent Ship Design Push Due To Hill Frustration
The sponsor of a provision in the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill said the panel is seeking 100 percent design before […]
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Budget
Coast Guard Needs $3 Billion to $4 Billion Annual Acquisition Budget, Fagan Says
Current and looming capital needs require the Coast Guard to have annual procurement budgets of at least $3 billion annually and up to $4 billion, the service’s commandant said on […]
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HASC Advances $883.7 Billion FY ‘25 NDAA After More Debate On Sentinel, East Coast GMD Site
The House Armed Services Committee late Wednesday evening voted near unanimously to advance its $883.7 billion version of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. The final vote followed […]
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HASC Begins Markup Of FY ‘25 NDAA, Adopts Additional Sentinel Oversight Measures
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday began considering its $883.7 billion fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, to include adopting additional oversight measures for the Sentinel future intercontinental […]
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Congress
Rep. Banks Wants DoD To Consider Creating Panel To Revitalize DIB
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Wednesday approved a provision that would direct the Defense Department to study whether it should create a panel of stakeholders and experts to […]
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Space
Sen. Warren Pressing DoD to Help Nix Russian Use of Starlink
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants a forthcoming DoD contract renewal with SpaceX for Starlink in Ukraine to have provisions to help nix Russian black market-enabled use of the communications service. […]
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Army
HASC’s Drone Corps Proposal May Disrupt Ongoing Army Efforts, Camarillo Says
The Army’s no. 2 civilian said Friday a proposal from the House Armed Services Committee to establish a Drone Corps within the service “could take away some focus” and might […]
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Pentagon
AIA Argues for Reduction of Barriers to International Defense Cooperation
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) wants Congress in the upcoming fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill to reduce barriers to cooperation with foreign allies and partners to help fulfill current and […]
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House Appropriators Plan To Stick To $895 Billion FY ’25 Defense Spending Cap
The House Appropriations Committee plans to adhere to the $895 billion defense spending cap imposed by last year’s debt limit deal as it looks to begin marking up fiscal year […]
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