Budget
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BudgetSenate Appropriations Panel Trims $1 Billion From DHS FY ’16 Request
A Senate panel on Tuesday approved a $40.2 billion net discretionary appropriations budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’16, $1.2 billion less than requested to meet […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriators Fund Ninth National Security Cutter In FY ’16 Bill
The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (SAC HS) on Tuesday approved a $40.2 billion net discretionary bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’16, less than the […]
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BudgetIn FY ’16 Defense Bill, Senate Appropriators Increase Funding for Aviation, Shipbuilding
The Senate Appropriations Committee this morning passed its fiscal year 2016 defense spending bill, which adds 12 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, 10 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, a Joint High Speed Vessel […]
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BudgetSenate Intel Committee’s Cyber Bill Wrapped Into Amendment As Part Of NDAA Debate
A bill approved earlier this year by the Senate Intelligence Committee that would enable increased sharing of cyber threat data between the public and private sectors may be considered as […]
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BudgetDemocrats to Ramp Up Opposition to OCO Mechanism During Appropriations Process
In a 46–51 vote, Senate Republicans on June 9 toppled an amendment to the 2016 defense authorization bill that would block the obligation of $38 billion in extra wartime spending […]
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BudgetSAC-D Adds 10th Ship, 12 Super Hornets to FY ’16 Appropriations Bill
After a speedy 10-minute markup this morning, the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee moved forward its fiscal year 2016 defense bill, which includes funding for an additional ship and 12 […]
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ArmySenate Adds $371 Million to Authorization Bill to Buy New Weapons for Stryker
The Senate Thursday morning passed an amendment to the 2016 defense authorization bill that adds $371 million for Stryker armored vehicle lethality upgrades. In a 61-34 vote, lawmakers agreed to […]
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Budget
House Appropriations Bill Advances with $88 Billion in OCO Intact
The House Appropriations Committee moved forward its $578.6 billion defense appropriations bill today, beating back a Democratic amendment that would reverse a boost to wartime spending that allows Republicans to […]
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BudgetSenate Panel’s $400 Million Offset Fund Includes $200 Million for Directed Energy
Concerns about the military’s waning technological dominance have fueled a $200 million boost to directed energy research in the Senate Armed Service Committee’s (SASC) defense authorization bill. The committee’s version […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Reveals Draft of FY ’16 Defense Appropriations Bill
The House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee on May 19 released its draft of the appropriations bill for fiscal year 2016. While the draft is in line with the House defense […]