Budget
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Air ForceDefense Industry Big Winner of NDAA Markup, as Major Programs Emerge Unscathed
After an exhausting 18 hours of debate, the House Armed Services Committee early Thursday morning approved a $611.8 billion defense authorization bill that preserved funding levels requested by the military […]
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BudgetHASC Markup Notes Sparse DoD Briefings on StratForces, Aims to Normalize Communications
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) yesterday approved preliminary legislation aimed at expediting cited delays in Defense Department-to-Congress communication regarding strategic forces. Noting a lack of DoD disclosure to Congress […]
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BudgetCochran Suggests Continuing Production Of Coast Guard National Security Cutter
Sticking to his re-election campaign platform last year, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) on Wednesday suggested that the production line for the Coast Guard’s flagship National Security Cutter […]
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BudgetDespite Protests from Navy, HASC Backs Shortened Cruiser Modernization Plan
An attempt by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) to restore the original language of the Navy’s 2-4-6 cruiser modernization plan was rejected by the House Armed Services Committee during a markup […]
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BudgetGOP Budget Deal Retains Increases to Wartime Funding
Republicans on April 29 reached a budget deal that allows Congress to avoid exceeding budget caps by increasing wartime funds, a victory for GOP defense hawks against fiscal conservatives. The […]
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Air ForceHouse Rebuffs Move to Cut F-35 Procurement
The House Armed Services Committee on April 29 shut down an attempt to cut funding for six F-35As from the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) […]
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BudgetHASC Approves $40 Million for US-Israeli Anti-Tunnel System
The House Armed Services Committee on April 29 authorized $40 million for establishing a joint program between the United States and Israel to develop technologies that can detect and defeat […]
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Budget
Acquisition Reform Legislation Prompts Worries About Long-Term Effects
The House Armed Services Committee released the mark of its version of the defense authorization bill yesterday, with a number of its provisions taken from the acquisition reform bill sponsored […]
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BudgetFY 2016 NDAA Adds Funding For A-10, Sidesteps Budget Caps
The House Armed Service Committee’s defense authorization bill would give the military much of the funding it sought, including additional aircraft, vehicles and weapons beyond what was requested in the […]
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Air Force
Freshman Congresswoman Ready to Add A-10 Funding to Defense Budget
Newly-elected Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz) is prepared to offer an amendment that would keep the A-10 Warthog in Air Force fleets for another year, should funding not be present in […]