Budget
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BudgetDefense Secretary Previews New ‘Offset’ Strategy, BBP 3.0
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel yesterday said he’s given top DoD officials the green light to develop another “offset” strategy and offered snippets of Better Buying Power 3.0, more of […]
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BudgetOperations in Iraq Against ISIS Could Lead to Changes In FY ’15 Budget, Officials Say
Ongoing airstrikes in Iraq against the terrorist group Islamic State may affect the yet-to-be-finalized defense budget in fiscal year 2015, officials have said, though it is unclear when Congress will […]
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BudgetObama Signs Iron Dome Funding Bill For Immediate Boost in Interceptor Production
President Barack Obama signed into law late Monday a bill providing $225 million in emergency supplemental funding for the Iron Dome missile defense system in Israel. The funding for the […]
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BudgetStackley: Navy Won’t Buy LPD-28 Without Full $2 Billion Appropriated; Would Rather Fund Ship Design Research
Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley told several lawmakers on Friday that he appreciates the money they provided for an extra LPD amphibious transport dock but could not promise them the service would […]
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ArmySenate Appropriators Concerned About Domestic Tactical Rocket Motor Industry
The health of the tactical solid rocket motor industrial base is a concern for the Senate Appropriators, who made that clear in calling for a report assessing foreign and domestic-sourced […]
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Hagel Asks Congress for $225 Million Now to Support Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Defense System
The Senate Appropriations Committee added $225 million to its Emergency Supplemental Funding bill for the current fiscal year to support Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system in light of ongoing […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriations Bill Addresses Corporate Inversion, Incentive Fees, Competition
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense spending bill addresses several aspects of how and with whom the Defense Department conducts business, including a measure addressing the topic of corporate inversion that […]
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Senate Appropriators Pass Spending Bill that Favors Navy Ships and Planes, Army Ground Vehicles
The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a $549.3 billion spending plan for the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2015 base budget and Overseas Contingency Operations fund, which includes a major boost to […]
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BudgetWinnefeld: DoD Will Rely on OCO to Pay for ‘Unanticipated Contingencies’ Around the Globe
Several years of budget cuts from efficiency initiatives and sequestration have shrunk the Pentagon’s operations and maintenance accounts so much that the Defense Department may begin funding more “unanticipated contingencies” […]
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BudgetWittman: Short-Term CR Likely In October, But Confident NDAA Compromise Will Be Reached
The House and Senate armed services committees seem well positioned to work out the differences between their bills this fall, but the political pressure and lack of time that comes […]