Budget
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Air ForceAir Force Space Command to Become U.S. Space Force in FY ’20 NDAA
The fiscal year 2020 defense authorization conference bill gives President Trump his coveted sixth military branch, by re-designating the existing Air Force Space Command as a Title 10-authorized Space Force […]
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CongressNegotiations Ongoing For NDAA As Clock Ticks Toward 2020
Armed services committee leaders remain adamant that a deal could be reached for the fiscal year 2020 defense authorizing bill by early next week, but must still reach consensus on […]
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CongressSASC Member Urges DoD Leaders To Invest More In Logistics
The Defense Department should place a greater emphasis on funding and developing transportation and logistics capabilities to support its lethal assets in a future conflict, and explicitly prioritize it in […]
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Navy/USMCWhile Navy Looks At CR Anomalies, Marines Expect None
A top Navy official confirmed the service is examining anomaly requests for a possible longer-term continuing resolution (CR) while a Marine Corps official expected no anomalies for his service. Lt. […]
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ArmyOfficial: Six-Month CR Would Delay Army’s Long-Range Cannon Program, Postpone Key Test Range Demos
A six-month continuing resolution would cause significant delays for the Army’s plans to field the new Strategic Long Range Cannon, a lead program official told Defense Daily on Wednesday, and […]
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BudgetFuture of Space Development Agency Could Be in Jeopardy as Budget Talks Continue
Continuing resolutions and budget uncertainty are a perennial concern to the U.S. military, but the nascent Space Development Agency’s (SDA) future appears particularly tied to how quickly lawmakers can authorize […]
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Budget
Armed Services Leaders Express Renewed Confidence for NDAA Deal to Be Reached By Next Week
The chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees were emphatic that a deal on the conference fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) could be reached by […]
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BudgetBipartisan House Bill Wants CBP Plan To Screen All Vehicles Entering U.S. At Land Ports
A bill introduced in the House this week would direct Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to create a plan for electronically scanning 100 percent of all commercial and passenger vehicles […]
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BudgetPentagon Contract Financing Study Delayed as 2020 Budget Talks Stymied
A Defense Department study to determine an improved rule for contract financing is on hold until the fiscal year 2020 defense budget negotiations have been completed, a senior acquisition official […]
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Air ForceOngoing CR Into 2020 Could Affect Air Force’s Vanguard Programs
The Air Force plans to significantly ramp up research-and-development funding for three emerging technology programs in fiscal year 2020, and while the current continuing resolution has not impacted these programs […]