Budget
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Air ForceAir Force Developing ‘Master Plan’ That Adheres To Spending Limits, Welsh Says
The Air Force is developing a new 20-year “master plan” that will adhere to estimated future spending limits as part of a new three-part strategy document, the service’s top officer […]
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BudgetHouse Armed Services Committee to Distribute NDAA Amendments Electronically This Year
The House Armed Services Committee will distribute amendments to its Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act electronically this year, rather than handing out paper copies in the hearing room, […]
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BudgetSequestration’s Return Would Hit Procurement, R&D By $66 billion
The Pentagon will be forced to cut spending on procurement and research and development by more than $66 billion dollars over a four-year beginning in fiscal 2016 if Congress does […]
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Budget
Lawmakers Formally Ask Kerry To Cease Trade With Russia Involving Military Equipment
Eleven lawmakers formally asked Secretary of State John Kerry Monday to immediately halt trade of military equipment with Russia, including the acquisition of 22 Mi-17 helicopters that are part of […]
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BudgetMcKeon: ISR Assets, Requests from Overseas Commanders will be Prioritized in FY ’15 NDAA
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 may fund intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets above and beyond what the Defense Department asked for, with House Armed Services Committee […]
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ArmyOutrage Over Afghanistan Mi-17 Generates Sen. Blumenthal Call To Stop Buying From Russia
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Airland panel chairman says he is preparing a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry calling for a halt to all buys of military […]
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BudgetHASC Discussing NDAA Language to Fund Ohio-Replacement Subs in Strategic Forces Fund
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md – As the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee begins to look at its markup of the Navy’s shipbuilding budget request, some members are discussing […]
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ArmyHouse Members Push DoD Acquisition Chief For Split AMPV Buy
A day before a decision was due on a protest of the requirements for the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), 10 lawmakers sent the Pentagon’s chief buyer a letter strongly […]
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Air ForceDoD’s $36 Billion Unfunded Priorities List Heavy on Aircraft Procurement, Boosting Readiness
The Defense Department submitted unfunded priorities lists from the services and combatant commanders that total about $36.3 billion to help mitigate the effects of across-the-board cuts and then spending caps […]
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ArmyArmy Already ‘Hollow’ In Some Respects, Odierno Tells SASC
Risk, readiness and a hollow force topped concerns on Thursday for the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing on the 2015 Army budget request and what senators heard from the […]