Budget
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BudgetCongress Checks Rapid Expansion Of DIUx Tech Outreach
Congress wants to pump the brakes on rapid expansion of the Pentagon’s tech innovation outreach initiative by limiting funding until it receives a detailed report on the unit’s structure and […]
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ArmyNDAA Would Force Army To Buy Commercial Data Management Software
A provision in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would require the Army to halt development of data management software if a commercial alternative would suffice to perform the […]
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BudgetLawmakers Wrap Up NDAA, Votes Scheduled For Friday
Lawmakers completed conference of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill and they hope to schedule votes as early as Friday, according to senior aides from the House and Senate […]
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ArmyArmy Vehicle Program, Other New Starts Will Stall Without Defense Authorization Bill
Several Army program could be stalled if, like the past eight years, the Pentagon is forced to operate under a continuing resolution into 2017. New programs cannot start and ongoing […]
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BudgetLawmakers Push To Unblock Development of Ballistic Missile Submarine
Six senators and 33 House members have signed letters urging key congressional appropriators to pass language allowing the successor to the Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine to enter its next […]
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BudgetNo NDAA Deal; Congressional Republicans Pursue CR
House and Senate conferees working on the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill have not reached a deal to move forward while Republican lawmakers decided to pursue a continuing resolution […]
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BudgetGraham Wants Omnibus Bill, No Continuing Resolution
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) won’t vote for another continuing resolution (CR) and wants an omnibus style appropriations package, he told reporters Tuesday. Graham said he […]
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BudgetMcConnell Wants Full Fiscal Year Spending Bill Done By End Of 2016
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wants a full spending bill for the rest of fiscal year 2017 completed by the end of 2016, he told reporters Wednesday. McConnell said […]
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BudgetOCO Supplemental Includes Extra $815 Million For U.S. Helicopters
The White House’s Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) request submitted late Thursday includes a business opportunity for helicopter manufacturers as it would provide an extra $815 million to help Afghanistan transition […]
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BudgetAnalyst Potentially Sees More Fixed Price Contracts Under Trump
Though prime contractor stocks received a boost Wednesday following the election of Donald Trump as the next United States president, one analyst believes more fixed price contracts could be looming […]