Budget
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ArmyDraft HAC Report Would Add Funds To Support Army Testing of Degraded Visual Environment Equipment
The House Appropriations Committee recommends adding $20 million to Army accounts to help the land force solve the problems of helicopters coping with degraded visual environment such as heavy dust […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriators Want Support For Wallops Flight Facility
A Senate panel is concerned NASA is shorting Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) modernization in favor of investment at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The Senate Appropriations Committee’s (SAC) commerce, justice, science […]
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Budget
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes CJS Portion Of FY ’15 Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) Thursday voted 30-0 to send its fiscal year 2015 bill for the commerce, justice, science and related agencies (CJS) subcommittee to the full Senate. The […]
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Air ForceSASC-Approved Bill Gets DoD Out of Russian Rocket Engine Business
The Senate Armed Services Committee- (SASC) approved fiscal year 2015 authorization bill text bars the defense secretary from entering into a new contract, or renewing a current contract, for space […]
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BudgetSASC Cuts Most Funding For Next-Gen JSTARS, Small Diameter Bomb; Trims Reaper Funding
The Senate Armed Services Committee slashed funding for the Air Force’s E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System follow-on program, opting instead to investigate cheaper options. It also took out […]
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BudgetSenate Subcommittee Approves Nearly $18 Billion For NASA
The Senate Appropriations commerce, justice, science and related agencies (CJS) subcommittee voted Tuesday to approve fiscal year 2015 funding that includes $17.9 billion for NASA, $439 million more than requested […]
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BudgetSASC Bill Filed But Awaiting Floor Time; Controversy Over Prisoner Swap Could Affect Timing
The Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 has been introduced and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar, but leadership has not yet scheduled time […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Add $1.6 Billion To Procurement; Save AWACS, Carrier, Nat’l Guard Apaches
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee laid out a $570.4 billion spending plan Thursday that followed in the House Armed Services Committee’s path of cutting operations and maintenance and research and […]
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ArmyEmpirical Data, Reports, Should Drive Discussions, Decisions On The Future of the National Guard: Rep. Walz
Tensions are high between the active Army and the National Guard as the Army reduces combat operations, faces new challenges and a restrictive budget, but hard data can make the […]
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BudgetHAC HS Reports $39.2 Billion DHS Bill To Full Committee
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (HAC HS) on Wednesday evening unanimously approved by voice vote a $39.2 billion discretionary spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in […]