Budget
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BudgetSenate Passes $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Bill, Includes Billions for DoD and Defense Industry
The Senate unanimously passed a bill March 25 that would provide over $2 trillion in new resources to combat the health and economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, […]
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BudgetSASC Transitions to ‘Paper Hearings’ During Coronavirus Pandemic
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s future hearings will consist of written responses submitted to the committee within one week of the hearing date as lawmakers work to adhere to government […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHouse Members Call for 19 Extra F-35 Aircraft in FY ’21 Budget Deal
Lawmakers want the Pentagon to procure 98 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in fiscal year 2021, 19 more than were included in the department’s budget request, according to a letter sent […]
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Air ForceHASC Member: Air Force’s Proposed A-10 Retirements ‘Pre-Judicial’
Lawmakers are demanding answers from the Air Force after the fiscal year 2021 budget request included plans to retire dozens of A-10 attack aircraft. The service’s request stated that 44 […]
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CongressDemocrats, Republicans On House Panel Oppose Proposed Cuts To CISA’s Budget
The Trump administration’s proposal to reduce funding for the federal agency assigned to protect federal civilian networks and work with state and local governments and the private sector on minimizing […]
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BudgetCoast Guard Remains Interested In Long-Range, High-Endurance UAS For Maritime Patrol, Schultz Says
The Coast Guard and its partners continue to examine the possibility of using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that can patrol the drug transit zones for a day or more at […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Acquisition Chief: Reaper Replacement Plan Should Come in FY ’22 Budget Request
The Air Force is conducting a study that will inform how the service will continue its critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions as it begins to phase out production […]
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BudgetFirst GBSD Missiles Might Go Into the Ground With Old Minuteman III Warheads
When the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) arrives to replace the Minuteman III silo-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Minuteman III’s old nuclear warheads might go right back into the ground […]
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BudgetNNSA, DoE Selling Softer Take on Budget Drama That Could Cost the Navy a Submarine
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is selling its own version of intra-DoE skirmish that ended in January with President Trump approving a much larger raise for the civilian nuclear-weapons […]
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ArmyArmy Discussing Future Budget Growth With White House To Avoid ‘Collision Course’
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Wednesday service officials have started discussions with the White House on the need for three to five percent topline growth to meet modernization initiatives, adding […]