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InternationalWeapons Aid Using Drawdown Authority To Stay Part Of ‘Spectrum Of Tools’ For Taiwan Support, Ratner Says
A senior Pentagon official has said he expects weapons aid packages using the Presidential Drawdown Authority to remain part of the “spectrum of tools” the department uses to meet security […]
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InternationalWhite House Says Ukraine Aid To Run Out By End Of Year, Officials Urge Action On Supplemental
The White House has said it will run out of money to continue assistance efforts for Ukraine by the end of the year without action from Congress to provide additional […]
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CongressDoD Would See ‘Historically Costly’ Impacts With Year-Long CR, Joint Chiefs Chairman Says
The Pentagon’s top uniformed official has said the department will face “historically costly” impacts to thousands of programs, ranging from nuclear modernization to multi-year munitions procurement plans, if it has […]
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Homeland SecurityLatest Fleet Analysis Shows Need For Eight To Nine Polar Icebreakers, Coast Guard Official Says
The Coast Guard recently delivered a fleet mix analysis to Congress that show it needs eight to nine polar icebreakers to fulfill its missions in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, […]
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CongressFinal NDAA negotiations to begin Wednesday
Members of the House and Senate were set to formally kick off final negotiations for the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee announced. The […]
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Unmanned SystemsPentagon to Pick Replicator Contenders in Next Three Weeks
The Pentagon is to pick the Replicator contenders in the next three weeks, and DoD estimates a unit cost in the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, as the […]
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CongressHouse Officials Concerned About Manpower Shortages Hampering Coast Guard Operations
The Coast Guard’s ability to fully carry out its missions are being hurt by new manpower shortages coupled with long-standing resource constraints, Republican and Democrat lawmakers said last week. In […]
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CongressCongress Passes CR To Avoid Shutdown, Senate Moves To Begin NDAA Conference
The Senate has passed a stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown that now heads to the president’s desk and voted to move into formal conference negotiations with the […]
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CongressNDAA Process Likely To Move Forward Without Formal House, Senate Conference
A pair of senior House Armed Services Committee members suggested on Tuesday that finalizing the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will likely be done without a formal […]
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ArmySix-Month CR Would Have At Least $6 Billion Impact To Army Programs, Wormuth Says
The Army would see an impact of at least $6 billion to programs if it has to operate under a six-month continuing resolution, the service’s civilian leader said Tuesday. Army […]