Budget
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BudgetNavy Still Wants Super Hornets, With Caveats
Reports stating the Defense Department asked Congress to eliminate funding for 12 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft in next year’s budget have misrepresented the situation, a Navy spokesman told Defense Daily […]
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BudgetNDAA Conference Report to Come This Week, McCain Says
The House and Senate will likely put forward the defense authorization bill conference report by the end of the week, allowing both chambers to take up the legislation before going on recess […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriations Committee Approves $39.3 Billion DHS Bill
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) on Tuesday voted 32-17 to approve a $39.3 billion discretionary spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’16, $2.1 billion less […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Propose Adding Funding For Virtual Fence Technology
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) Tuesday morning will begin to mark up its version of the FY ’16 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with a recommendation […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Approves $39.3 Billion DHS Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (HAC HS) on Thursday unanimously approved a $39.3 billion spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), $2.1 billion less than requested for […]
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BudgetSenate Taps NDAA Conferees
The Senate today named the conferees that will work with the House to smooth out differences in their National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA). The Republican side is led by Senate […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Propose $2.1 Billion Cut To FY ’16 DHS Request; Don’t Fund New NSC
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) on Wednesday said it is proposing a $39.3 billion discretionary budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’16, $2.1 billion less than […]
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BudgetFederal CIO Defends OPM Director, Officials Explain Changes Needed
The U.S. Chief Information Officer (CIO), Tony Scott, defended the leadership of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Thursday, in the wake of the OPM hacks. “I think we […]
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BudgetCongress Begins Conference Process for FY ’16 Defense Authorization Bill
The House and Senate kicked off the reconciliation process for the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill today. This morning, the Senate struck a section of the National Defense Authorization […]
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BudgetReport: Defense Spending Must Exceed BCA Caps for Nuclear Modernization
The modernization of U.S. nuclear forces will require an increase in defense spending that surpasses Budget Control Act limits but will drop to current levels after the execution of certain […]