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Congress
House Strategic Forces Markup Could Again Halt Potential W76 Retirement, Limit Hruby’s Travel Until Reports Are In
Members of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee are proposing to withhold funding for retirement of the W76-2 warhead unless the military and National Nuclear Security Administration can prove […]
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Navy/USMC
House Mark Seeks To Fund LPD-33, Keep Five Ships From Retirement
A House Armed Services panel’s portion of the fiscal year 2024 defense policy bill seeks to fund another San Antonio-class Flight II amphibious transport dock ship (LPD) and prevent five […]
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Army
HASC Panel Proposes Limit To SecArmy’s FY ‘24 Travel Budget Until FARA Study Submitted
The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee has proposed limiting travel funds for the Secretary of the Army until the service submits the Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) […]
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Space
HASC Panel Lauds Use Of Commercial Remote Sensing; Wants More
Defense Department-based intelligence agencies are taking advantage of commercial remote sensing capabilities, a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel says, adding it wants these and other DoD components to make […]
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International
U.S. Details $2.1 Billion In New Ukraine Weapons Aid, Group Of Lawmakers Push For ATACMS
The U.S. has approved a new $2.1 billion weapons aid package for Ukraine, which includes plans to provide additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems and more artillery rounds. The […]
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Senate to Receive Briefings on Artificial Intelligence
The U.S. Senate is to receive briefings in the coming weeks on the state of U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) and how potential U.S. adversaries may use AI. “This work period, […]
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Senators Reintroduce Bill To Increase NII Scanning At Ports Of Entry
A bipartisan pair of senators on Tuesday reintroduced their bill to require the Department of Homeland Security to increase the percentages of passenger and cargo vehicles being screened by electronic […]
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Congress
HASC, SASC Announce New NDAA Markup Schedules For June
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have rescheduled their respective full committee markups of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for June 21. The update follows […]
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GOP Move to Insert $18 Billion in Fiscal Responsibility Act for Pentagon UPLs Fails
A move by the U.S. Senate’s GOP caucus to insert $18 billion in the Fiscal Responsibility Act for the Pentagon’s fiscal 2024 Unfunded Priority Lists (UPLs) failed, as the amendment […]
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Congress
Senate Passes Debt Limit Bill With Leadership Open To Possibility Of Defense Supplementals
The Senate on Thursday evening passed a bill to lift the debt ceiling that also caps defense spending for the next two years, with the upper chamber’s leadership offering commitment […]