Budget
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CongressHouse Takes Up FY ‘25 Defense Appropriations With Debate On Ukraine Aid, Unfunded Lists
The House on Thursday began debating its $833.1 billion fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill, voting down measures that would have blocked further aid for Ukraine and removed the requirement […]
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CongressBiden Would Veto House’s Defense Spending Bill Over GOP Policy Riders, Shipbuilding Cut
The White House has said President Biden would veto the House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) $833.1 billion fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill, citing objections to the bill’s divisive GOP-proposed policy […]
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Air ForceKendall: ‘Resources Are My Biggest Concern’ for Fiscal 2026
The Department of the Air Force is finalizing its fiscal 2026 Program Objective Memorandum (POM) in which the department “had to make some very tough decisions,” Air Force Secretary Frank […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Plans Dozens Of Solicitations In Coming Months To Spend FY ’24 funds
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday announced the strategic allocation for its $983 million fiscal year 2024 budget and said it plans to issue around two dozen solicitations in […]
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CongressSenate Defense Authorization Bill to Wait Until After July 4 for Floor Vote
The Senate Armed Services’ Committee’s (SASC) $923.3 billion defense authorization bill will wait for a floor vote until after the July 4 recess, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the Senate’s president […]
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InternationalAllies Meeting Targeted 2 Percent Of GDP On Defense Spending More Than Doubles, NATO Estimates
The number of NATO members meeting or exceeding the goal of spending at least 2 percent of the gross domestic product on defense is expected to double in 2024 versus […]
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CongressGAO: DoD Backing of ‘Innovation’ and Fast Fielding Yet to Pay Dividends
While the Pentagon has backed innovative approaches, such as Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) and commercial paths, to help speed fielding, the DoD efforts thus far are insufficient, the Government […]
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Navy/USMCSASC Policy Bill Pushes Second Sub, Third Destroyer, Concerns Over Ship Design Maturity
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SAC) version of the draft fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) pushes the Navy to procure a second attack submarine, third destroyer and […]
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BudgetHouse Passes $883.7 Billion Defense Authorization Bill Mostly Along Party Lines
The House last Friday morning approved its version of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill on the back of strong Republican support for the $883.7 billion measure as all […]
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ColumnHAC Advances $833B Defense Bill As Calvert Defends Sub Decision, Dems Criticize ‘Poison Pills’
The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted 34-25 along party lines to advance its $833.1 billion fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill, which followed debate on the lack of Ukraine […]