Budget
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BudgetLawmakers Push Back on HASC’s Crusier Layup Plan
The House Armed Services Committee proposal for modernizing the Navy’s Ticonderoga-class fleet will likely be a point of contention when the full committee meets next week to amend the National […]
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BudgetGAO Finds Two Of 22 Major DHS Acquisition Programs Tracking To Cost, Schedule
Only two of 22 major acquisition programs at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are meeting their initial targets for cost and schedule estimates, one a program for buying explosives […]
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BudgetHASC Subcommittee to Beef Up RD-180 Replacement Effort
The House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee will recommend additional funding in the defense authorization bill for a replacement to Russia’s RD-180 rocket engine, a staffer said April 22 […]
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Air ForceHASC Subcommittee Proposes Faster Cruiser Modernization, LXR Procurement
Accelerating cruiser modernization and the procurement of the Navy’s new amphibious ship are two of the priorities listed in the House Armed Services Committee’s seapower and projection forces subcommittee’s defense […]
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ArmyHouse Armed Services Committee to Request Additional Funds for F-35, F-18s
Faster modernization of the Army National Guard’s aging UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter fleet and reports investigating the F-35’s engine and logistics system are among the proposed additions to the defense […]
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BudgetProposed NDAA Would Eliminate Manpower Cost Estimate Requirement
The House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on readiness has proposed eliminating a statute that Defense Department officials have said bogs down the acquisition process. The committee’s National Defense Authorization Act […]
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BudgetHASC Subcommittee Calls for Pentagon to Assess Weapons’ Cyber Vulnerabilities
The House Armed Service Committee kicked off the National Defense Authorization Act markup process on April 21, with the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities the first to issue its […]
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BudgetGAO Finds PortfolioStat IT Cost Savings Fall Short By 68 Percent
The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) PortfolioStat program, meant to lower federal IT costs, fell short on expected savings by 68 percent, according to a new report from the […]
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BudgetMcCaul Cyber Bill Gains Carper’s Support; Financial Sector Supports Cyber Sharing Legislation
The House Committee on Homeland Security’s unanimous passage of the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement (NCPA) Act, H.R. 1731, (Defense Daily, April 14) gained the support of Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), […]
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BudgetHouse Homeland Security Committee Passes New Cyber Bill
The House Committee on Homeland Security passed a cyber security information sharing bill out of Committee on Tuesday, one day after the Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Rep. John Ratcliffe […]