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CongressGOP Leaders Of NatSec Committees Cite Impact Of Speaker Stalemate On Oversight Duties
The incoming Republican leaders of the House’s top committees focused on national security said the delayed effort to elect a new speaker of the House is impacting their panels’ oversight […]
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CongressCongress Sends FY ‘23 Omnibus With $858 Billion For Defense To President’s Desk
Congress has passed the final 12-bill, $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations package, which includes $858 billion in national defense spending and $45 billion to assist Ukraine, sending the […]
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ArmyArmy Gets $360 Million IVAS Procurement Cut, $300 Million ENVG-B Increase In Final FY ‘23 Budget
The final fiscal year 2023 defense spending bill includes a $360 million cut to the Army’s planned buy of its new Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headsets, while restoring $300 […]
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CongressCISA Gets Handsome Boost In Omnibus Spending Bill
Congressional appropriators this week agreed to fund the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at $2.9 billion in fiscal year 2023, a 12 percent increase above the agency’s FY ’22 […]
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Final FY ‘23 Omnibus Includes $858 Billion in Defense Spending, $45 Billion In More Ukraine Aid
Lawmakers early Tuesday morning released final appropriations bills for fiscal year 2023, to include $858 billion in national defense spending and plans for $45 billion in funds to continue assisting […]
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CongressCongress Eliminates Funding For Proposed Coast Guard Commercial Polar Icebreaker
The bipartisan Omnibus funding bill introduced early Tuesday morning would cut a proposed $150 million for the Coast Guard to purchase and crew a commercially-available vessel that would meet the […]
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CongressBiden Set To Sign $858 Billion FY ‘23 NDAA, One-Week CR As Congress Aims To Finish Appropriations
President Biden is set to sign the final $858 billion fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as well as a one-week stopgap funding bill, after the Senate passed […]
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CongressHouse Committee Introduces Legislation to Clarify Federal Space Situational Awareness Roles
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics introduced legislation on Wednesday that would establish a civil space situational awareness (SSA) capability under the Department of Commerce. Currently, the U.S. Department […]
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Homeland SecurityProposed New Counter-UAS Authorities Will Fall To New Congress, DHS Official Says
Legislation to expand existing but limited counter-drone authorities for the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice will have to await action by the next Congress and the Biden administration is […]
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Lead House Appropriator Files One-Week CR To Keep Government Open Through Dec. 23
The House’s lead appropriator on Tuesday released text of a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 23, as Congress aims to complete a deal on full-year […]