Budget
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CongressHouse Appropriators’ $706 Billion Defense Bill Boosts Procurement By $1.7 Billion, Cuts Sea-Launched Cruise Missile
House appropriators on Tuesday released their $706 billion fiscal year 2022 defense spending bill, which would boost procurement spending by $1.7 billion over the president’s budget request, restore funding for […]
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BudgetBlue Dog Democrats Urge Lawmakers To Oppose Defense Spending Cuts
A group of moderate Democrat lawmakers are urging the House Armed Services and Appropriations Committees to fully fund President Joe Biden’s request for a $753 billion national security budget in […]
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ArmyArmy Budget Chief Expects To Start FY ‘22 Under A Continuing Resolution
The Army’s top budget official said Thursday the service expects to start fiscal year 2022 under a continuing resolution (CR) with Congress facing a compressed timeline to complete appropriations bills. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Submits Shortened Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan, Lessens Priority On 355 Ships
The Navy submitted an abridged long-range shipbuilding plan to Congress without the details of construction past fiscal year 2022 and which downplays plans for a 355-ship fleet. The plan, due […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Press Austin On Request To Delay Procurement Of A Second New Navy Destroyer
A pair of Senate appropriators on Thursday pressed the defense secretary on the Pentagon’s decision to push back procurement of a second new Navy destroyer in the fiscal year 2022 […]
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Navy/USMCWittman And Palazzo Push To Hold CAPE Funding Until Amphib Block Buy
Legislation introduced by two Republican representatives this week seeks to hold half of the Defense Department’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) office’s budget until the Navy conducts a block […]
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ArmyArmy Secretary Tells Lawmakers She Would ‘Certainly Welcome Additional Funds’ To Service’s Budget
After the Army received a $3.6 billion topline cut in the president’s fiscal year 2022 budget request, the service’s new secretary told lawmakers Tuesday she would “certainly welcome additional funds” […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Unfunded List Leads With More SM-3 IIA Rounds, THAAD Interceptors
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) submitted a $367.5 million unfunded priorities list with the fiscal year 2022 budget request this month, topped with extra missile defense interceptors and more hypersonic […]
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Air ForceAustin, Milley Defend ‘Tough Choices’ In FY ‘22 Budget Request
Lawmakers on Thursday pressed Pentagon leadership on program cuts and delays in the department’s recently released $715 billion fiscal year 2022 budget request, specifically citing concerns with plans to reduce […]
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ArmyMurray ‘Optimistic’ Army’s Next Future Years Spending Plan Will Protect Full Range Of Modernization
The Army’s lead modernization official said Wednesday he’s optimistic the service’s next five-year spending plan, to be rolled out along with the fiscal year 2023 budget request, will continue to […]