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CongressHouse Passes FY ‘24 Spending Package With $824.3 Billion Defense Bill, Senate Faces Midnight Deadline
The House on Friday passed the $824.3 billion fiscal year 2024 defense appropriations legislation, part of a six-bill spending package, sending the measure to the Senate with just hours left […]
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Air ForceAppropriations Conferees Add Three F-35As, Prohibit Alternate Engine for F-35
A House-Senate fiscal 2024 appropriations conference agreement says that it would add $277 million for three U.S. Air Force F-35A fighters by Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The agreement would thus raise […]
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CongressFinal $824.3 Billion FY ‘24 Defense Spending Bill Supports Six Multi-Year Munitions Deals, Replicator Funding
Congressional appropriators early Thursday morning unveiled their final $824.3 billion fiscal year 2024 defense appropriations bill, which includes a compromise to fund six of the Pentagon’s multi-year munitions requests and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCongressional Appropriators Bet Big On DIU In FY ’24 Appropriations Bill
In a show of generosity, congressional appropriators on Thursday released a spending bill that would fund the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at nearly $1 billion in fiscal year 2024, […]
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CongressSupplemental Has More Than $800 Million for Counter UAS and SM-2 Replenishment for CENTCOM
The Senate’s fiscal 2024 supplemental package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan includes $686 million in counter unmanned aircraft systems funding for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and $157 million for the […]
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PentagonSASC To ‘Very Seriously’ Consider DoD Budget Planning Reforms In Next NDAA, Reed Says
The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee has said he expects the panel to “very seriously” consider proposals to the next defense policy bill that would implement recommendations from […]
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PentagonINDOPACOM’s $11 Billion Unfunded List Includes Guam Defenses, Classified Space Efforts
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (INDOPACOM) $11 billion unfunded priorities list for fiscal year 2025 seeks an additional $430 million for the Guam defense systems and $1.4 billion for classified space programs, […]
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InternationalAustin ‘Optimistic’ Congress Will Take Action On Supplemental To Continue Ukraine Support
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he’s “optimistic” Congress will take action on the pending supplemental with further aid for Ukraine, while adding that Kyiv’s “survival is in danger” in […]
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CongressSASC Chair May Support Defense Boost Above Spending Cap If Supplemental Doesn’t Pass
The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday he may be open to boosting the fiscal year 2025 defense topline above the one percent spending cap from last […]
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BudgetNavy’s Budget Request Faces Congressional Opposition For Low New Ship Levels
The Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request, seeking only six new ships and reducing planned submarines by one, faced a chilly reception from some congressional leaders this week. The lawmakers opposed […]