Congress
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CongressSenators Press FCC to Reconsider Ligado Decision
A bipartisan group of eight senators sent a letter to the FCC this week, asking the commission to reconsider Ligado Networks license modification request due to potential GPS interference. Ligado is working to deploy […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGAO Advises DoD Prioritize Development of GPS Alternatives
While the Pentagon has undertaken 11 alternatives to GPS efforts, DoD’s Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Oversight Council has emphasized the envisioned move to the anti-jamming, anti-spoofing, encrypted M-code signal […]
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CongressSenate Votes Near-Unanimously In Favor Of Sweden, Finland To Join NATO
The Senate on Wednesday evening voted near-unanimously in favor of a resolution to ratify Sweden and Finland’s membership to NATO. With the 95 to 1 vote, the U.S. is now […]
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CongressCounter-Drone, Additional DHS Bills Approved By Senate Committee
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved a number of homeland security bills, including a measure to reauthorize and expand authorities for countering-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS). […]
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BudgetSenate Defense Appropriations Bill Adds $4 Billion To Navy Shipbuilding
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2023 defense appropriations bill, released July 28, adds $4 billion over the Navy’s request in shipbuilding. The Navy requested about $17.9 billion in shipbuilding […]
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CongressHouse Passes Bill To Bolster U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing, Sends To Biden’s Desk
The House on Thursday voted to pass a $280 billion bill package that includes $52.7 billion to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity and $200 billion for science and technology efforts […]
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ArmySenate Appropriators Propose $1.4 Billion Boost To Army Procurement, $350 Million Cut To IVAS Buy
Senate appropriators have proposed a more than $1.4 billion increase for Army procurement in fiscal year 2023, while including a $350 million cut for the planned buy of Integrated Visual […]
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BudgetSenate Dem Appropriators Release $850 Billion FY ‘23 Defense Spending Proposal, Face GOP Pushback
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday released its plan to spend $850 million on defense-related programs in fiscal year 2023, to include $792.1 billion for the Pentagon, while the proposal […]
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BudgetSenate Democratic Appropriations Bill Backs Coast Guard’s Polar Ships
Senate Democrats on Thursday released a proposed Homeland Security funding bill that would complete long-lead funding for a third new heavy polar icebreaker for the Coast Guard and fully fund […]
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CongressSenate Passes Bipartisan Bill With $52.7 Billion To Bolster U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing
The Senate on Wednesday approved a $280 billion bill package with a bipartisan 64 to 33 vote that includes $52.7 billion to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity and $200 billion […]
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