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ArmySenate Adds $371 Million to Authorization Bill to Buy New Weapons for Stryker
The Senate Thursday morning passed an amendment to the 2016 defense authorization bill that adds $371 million for Stryker armored vehicle lethality upgrades. In a 61-34 vote, lawmakers agreed to […]
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CongressAmendments to OCO, Stryker Funding Emerge as Senate Takes Up Defense Bill
The Senate kicked off debate of the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill Wednesday, and Democrats are already fighting a mechanism that would allow the Defense Department to bypass spending […]
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CongressCongressmen Write Comey Opposing Encryption Backdoor
Two key members of Congress wrote FBI Director James Comey on Monday to express their opposition to a proposal for companies to allow an encryption back door for law enforcement […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriations Bill Advances with $88 Billion in OCO Intact
The House Appropriations Committee moved forward its $578.6 billion defense appropriations bill today, beating back a Democratic amendment that would reverse a boost to wartime spending that allows Republicans to […]
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CongressPatriot Act Provisions Expire Amid Senate Delays
The Senate failed to approve any extensions or reforms to expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act by the deadline of Sunday night during a rare Sunday evening session, leading […]
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Air ForceSASC Bill Creates Launch Capability Contract Exemption For Possible Delta IV Use
The fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) eliminates the reported $1 billion launch capability contract with United Launch Alliance (ULA) moving forward, […]
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BudgetSenate Panel’s $400 Million Offset Fund Includes $200 Million for Directed Energy
Concerns about the military’s waning technological dominance have fueled a $200 million boost to directed energy research in the Senate Armed Service Committee’s (SASC) defense authorization bill. The committee’s version […]
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Air ForceSASC Provision May Provide Air Force F-35 Maintainer Flexibility
A provision in the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) last week may provide the Air Force with flexibility to direct qualified […]
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CongressSenators Urge Defense Secretary to Standardize UAS Pilot Training
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Republican and Democrat are calling for the Defense Department to standardize drone pilot training. “We are disturbed that the Department of Defense has no […]
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Senate At Bulk Collection Impasse, Expiration Soon
The Senate has failed to approve either a bill to reform the controversial NSA bulk telephone collection program or a straight extension of provisions of the USA Patriot Act, Section […]