Budget
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BudgetLawmakers Signalling DoD Should Prepare for Smaller FY ’20 Budget
The president and lawmakers are sending signals to the Defense Department not to expect any major increase in next year’s budget, and that some form of cut could even be […]
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CongressCongress Mulls Saudi Sanctions, But Low Risk of Imminent Impact to Industry
Lawmakers are newly considering imposing sanctions on Saudi Arabia amid calls for President Trump to investigate the disappearance of a Saudi-born journalist. But any possible impact on U.S. weapons makers […]
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BudgetSASC Member: Congress Must Work With DoD To Save Money in Future Budgets
Congress will work with the Defense Department to find cost savings and prioritize funding for critical equipment needs for future budget cycles, a Senate Armed Services Committee member said Oct. […]
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BudgetHouse Passes DoD Budget, Trump Expected to Sign
The House on Wednesday passed the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2019 (FY’19) funding bill by a veto-proof majority, essentially ensuring that the Pentagon will have its funding on time for […]
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BudgetHouse to Vote Wednesday To Fund DoD On Time for First Time in Nine Years
The House could vote to pass the fiscal year 2019 (FY’19) appropriations bill to fund the Department of Defense (DoD) and several other agencies on Wednesday, funding the Pentagon ahead […]
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Air ForceCost, Breakdown of Proposed Additional Air Force Squadrons Yet to Be Determined
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force has yet to determine the cost of boosting its 312 operational squadrons to 386, and the breakdown of aircraft in each proposed squadron, […]
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BudgetSenate Passes DoD Budget, House Vote Needed Next Week
The Defense Department’s 2019 budget is a step closer to President Trump’s desk, after the Senate approved the final version of the Pentagon’s annual budget bill 93-7 Tuesday. The final […]
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Budget
Congress Includes More Ships, Aircraft, R&D Efforts in Joint FY ’19 Spending Bill
The Pentagon’s shipbuilding accounts, aircraft inventories and research and development (R&D) funds are among the major winners included in the fiscal year 2019 (FY’19) defense appropriations conference report, which lawmakers […]
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BudgetF-35 Procurement Flying High in FY ‘19 Defense Appropriations Bill
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is emerging as a big winner in the fiscal year 2019 defense spending bill, as congressional leaders have included over a dozen additional aircraft over […]
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ArmyConsensus Defense Funding Bill Boosts Army, Navy Rotorcraft Procurement
A consensus spending bill agreed to by U.S. House and Senate budgeters would fully fund military rotorcraft procurement programs and boost funding for Army helicopters and Marine Corps tiltrotors. The […]