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Navy/USMCLawmakers Discuss Support For Including Navy’s Shipyard Improvement Plan In Infrastructure Package
Several lawmakers, including the chair of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), said they would support including the Navy’s 20-year, $21 billion plan to improve public shipyards as part of […]
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CongressHouse Members To Introduce Bill Authorizing Federal Grants For SLTT Cybersecurity
A bipartisan group of House members led by Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) soon will introduce a bill that will authorize $500 million annually in federal grants to state, local, tribal […]
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CongressTSA Completes Deployment Of Initial Checkpoint CT Systems
The Transportation Security Administration has deployed 300 next-generation baggage scanners at 142 U.S. airport checkpoints and plans to acquire another 242 of the systems in the current fiscal year, which […]
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CongressRep. Wilson Appears Ahead of Budget Hearings to Seek Funding Increase for SRS Plutonium Pits
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), whose district includes the Savannah River Site, on Monday asked the House Appropriations Committee to provide a total of $695 million in fiscal year 2022 for […]
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CongressSenate Armed Services Committee Delays NDAA Mark-Up Until July
The Senate Armed Services Committee has delayed its mark-up of the next National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) until July due to “uncertainty of the timing of the president’s budget submission,” […]
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CongressSenate Passes Water Bill That Includes Cyber Protections
The Senate on Thursday approved a bipartisan water infrastructure bill that includes a provision aimed at strengthening the cyber security protections of public water systems in need. The cyber security […]
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Navy/USMCBipartisan Bill Pushes For $25 Billion In Shipyard Infrastructure Funds
A bipartisan group of legislators on Wednesday introduced a new bill to provide $25 billion in funds to help recapitalize public and private shipyards supporting the Navy. The Supplying Help […]
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CongressHASC Chair Urges White House Again To Deliver Budget By Mid-May, Doubts Congress Will Forgo August Recess
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday once again urged the White House to deliver its budget by mid-May, adding he doubts Congress will suspend its August […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyService Research Leaders Cite Concerns With Semiconductor Supply Chain Issues
Lead research officials from each of the services on Wednesday cited semiconductors as a critical piece to ongoing technology efforts, calling current supply chain vulnerabilities a “critical concern.” During a […]
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CongressDHS IG Office Beset With Raft Of “Long-Standing” Challenges, GAO Finds
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog is struggling with a range of “long-standing management and operational challenges” ranging from frequent leadership turnover and a lack of strategic planning to […]