Budget
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Missile DefenseMDA Plans $12 Billion GMD Realignment, Senate Bill Requires Workforce Assessment
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is planning a $12 billion realignment and redevelopment of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system after the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) was cancelled, according to a […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Add New Weather Sensor to Air Force Space Budget, Lessens R&D Funds
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2020 defense budget pluses up the Air Force’s space procurement budget for fiscal year 2020, but the majority of the increase comes from shifting […]
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CongressSAC Defense Bill Advances, But Border Wall Funding Fight Continues
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted Sept. 12 to send the fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations bill to the Senate floor, but not before Democratic members made clear they would push […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Add Millions to Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System in FY ‘20
Senate appropriators are overall supportive of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) research-and-development effort, and want to provide additional funds in fiscal year 2020 to further refine the […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriators Approve Extra Funding for DoE Nuke Programs in 2020
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration would get every penny it sought in fiscal year 2020 and then some, under a Senate Appropriations Committee bill that would give […]
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CongressSAC-D Markup Includes More Space Funding, Counters House-Passed Version
The long-awaited markup of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee’s fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill fully funds or provides more money for space-related efforts, countering cuts made in the House-passed […]
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CongressSenate Panel Advances $695 Billion FY ’20 Defense Spending Bill, Faces Debate Over Reprogramming Amendments
The Senate defense appropriations panel on Tuesday advanced its $695 billion fiscal year 2020 spending bill, which is set to face significant debate over the Pentagon’s reprogramming authorities following the […]
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BudgetSenate Appropriators Boost GBSD for 2020
The next-generation, nuclear-armed, intercontinental ballistic missile that Boeing [BA] has vowed not to prime would get $65 million more than the White House requested for 2020, if a bill advanced […]
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BudgetSenate and House Leaders Confirm Separate Plans for Short-Term CR
The leaders of the House and Senate have each announced plans to buy time for Congress to move through the fiscal year 2020 appropriations process by passing a continuing resolution, […]
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Congress
Defense Budget Talks to Resume En Masse Upon Lawmakers’ Return to Capitol Hill
Congress is scheduled to return from its annual August recess Sept. 9 and will waste no time diving into negotiations to flesh out the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization and […]