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CongressHASC’s Wittman Confident House Takes Up Foreign Aid Bill After Finishing Approps
A top lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday it’s likely Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won’t bring up a foreign aid supplemental until Congress completes work on final […]
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CongressBiden Signs CR To Avoid Shutdown, As Lawmakers Ready Six Spending Bills For Next Week
President Biden on Friday signed a stopgap funding measure to avoid a partial government shutdown, allowing lawmakers additional time to complete work on final fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills. The […]
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CyberCoast Guard Sees Cyber Vulnerabilities In Chinese-Built Port Cranes But No Signs Of Malware
Chinese-made ship-to-shore cranes being used at U.S. seaports have built-in design vulnerabilities, but Coast Guard inspections of these assets have not uncovered any evidence of tampering or malware, a service […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCalvelli: Industry Low Balling to Win Space Contracts ‘Has to Stop’
A top Department of the Air Force official laid down the gauntlet to industry on Feb. 23 to help field space systems more rapidly to counter China. “It all comes […]
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Business/FinancialGaramendi, Warren Ask DoD For Clarity On Defense Mergers And Acquisitions
Concerned about over consolidation of the defense industrial base (DIB), a pair of Democratic House and Senate members last week asked the Defense Department a series of questions about the […]
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Air ForceSenate-Passed Supplemental Has $5.4 Billion for Counter Drone, Artillery, Air Defense, Munition Parts
A $95.3 billion fiscal 2024 supplemental/foreign aid bill passed by the Senate on Feb. 13 has $5.4 billion to increase production of counter UAS, artillery, air defense, and munitions’ components, […]
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CongressHouse Moderates Unveil Alternative $66.3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill With Border Items
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers have unveiled their $66.3 billion supplemental proposal, which includes defense aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and border security provisions. The House moderates’ proposal […]
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PentagonDoD Research Office Makes New Awards Under Accelerated Tech Transition Program
The Defense Department on Thursday announced its first round of awards in fiscal year 2024 under its program to quickly transition technologies—most of which are being developed by small businesses […]
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PentagonDoD Acquisition Chief Makes Pitch To HASC On Going After Higher Production Rates
The Pentagon’s acquisition chief on Thursday made his pitch to lawmakers to support higher production rates for weapons programs, citing it as key to bringing down unit costs and ensuring […]
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CongressSenate Passes $95.3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill, Path Remains Uncertain In The House
The Senate has voted to pass its $95.3 billion bill providing assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, while the foreign aid legislation faces precarious prospects in the House. The early […]