Budget
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BudgetDoD’s $715 Billion FY ‘22 Budget Request Includes Largest Ever R&D Investment, Billions In Legacy System Cuts
The Biden administration’s fiscal year 2022 budget request includes a $112 billion investment in Pentagon research efforts, the department’s largest ever, while calling for nearly $3 billion in cuts to […]
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BudgetNavy 2022 Budget Requests $22.6 Billion In Shipbuilding, Prioritizing Readiness Over Fleet Growth
The Navy’s fiscal year 2022 budget request seeks $22.6 billion for eight new battle force ships, cutting a planned destroyer, and also divesting $1.3 billion in capabilities including several cruisers […]
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BudgetBiden’s $20B Civil Nuke Budget Whacks Weapons, Compared With Trump Forecast
As part of a roughly $20 billion 2022 budget request for the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Biden administration last Friday sought about 12 percent less for civilian nuclear weapons […]
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CongressCoast Guard Acquisition Budget Takes A Hit In FY ’22 Request; Readiness Boosted
The Department of Homeland Security is recommending $1.6 billion for the Coast Guard’s procurement account in fiscal year 2022, $625 million less than enacted in the current year due to […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Proposes Divestments of 201 Aircraft, Big Increases for GBSD, NGAD
The U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 budget request proposes the retirement of 201 aircraft to help pay for $28.8 billion in requested research and development (R&D) funding–a $2.2 billion increase […]
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BudgetAustin, Milley Preview FY ‘22 Budget Request’s Plans For Prioritizing Modernization, Shedding Legacy Systems
The Pentagon’s senior leaders said the fiscal year 2022 budget request, set to be released on Friday, will give the department flexibility to divest of legacy systems and is “biased […]
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PentagonGAO Finds Pentagon Had $128 Billion In Unused Funds Over 10-Year Stretch
The Pentagon returned nearly $128 billion in unused funds to the Treasury Department between fiscal years 2009 and 2019, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. The department accounted […]
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BudgetDoD Technology Officials Push For Greater Budget Flexibility To Get After Latest Innovations
Lead technology officials from the military services told lawmakers on Thursday that additional budget flexibility would improve their ability to more rapidly get after new capability innovation efforts, particularly those […]
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ArmyMurray: Army Faces ‘Almost Impossible Choices’ For Divestitures, Committed To Modernization Plans
The Army’s lead modernization official on Wednesday said the service faces “almost impossible choices” in deciding where to divest of legacy equipment in the coming years, adding the service remains […]
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BudgetHicks Says FY ‘22 Budget Will Emphasize New Tech Development, ‘Sustainable Approach’ To Divestitures
The Pentagon’s number two civilian official shed some light last Friday on the department’s upcoming fiscal year 2022 budget request noting it will place a focus on developing software and […]