Congress
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Navy/USMCHASC Seapower Chair Backs Battleship Concept, Reiterates Support For Navy’s F/A-XX
The top lawmaker on the House’s Navy acquisition oversight panel on Wednesday backed the Trump administration’s plan to build a new fleet of battleships, calling the initiative a “great idea.” […]
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InternationalNew Two-Bill Spending Deal Has $1 Billion Foreign Military Financing Boost, With Israel, Taiwan Funds
A two-bill appropriations package unveiled Sunday evening includes $6.2 billion for the State Department’s Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, a $1 billion increase from the Trump administration’s request, covering $3.3 […]
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Congress
NDAA Heads To White House After Senate Passage
A week after the House passed the $900.6 billion fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on a 312 to 112 vote, the Senate followed suit on Wednesday–passing the […]
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CongressPentagon Joint Energetics Transition Office Delay Cited In Travel Funds Hold
The House-Senate conference agreement on the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill would limit the use of travel funds by Pentagon acquisition, research and engineering officials until the department establishes a […]
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CongressDefense Bill Modifies Industrial Fund Provisions, Adds Batteries, Leaves Out OBBBA Funds
The defense authorization bill passed by the House last week and under consideration in the Senate this week adds batteries to the list of possible investments to bolster U.S. industrial […]
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ArmyFinal FY ‘26 NDAA Backs Army’s Early Production Push For FLRAA
Lawmakers are backing the Army’s push to accelerate the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, including a provision in the next defense policy bill that would authorize moving into […]
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ArmyLawmakers Seek To Fence Off Half Of NGC2 Funding Until Army Provides More Details
Lawmakers are seeking more details from the Army before authorizing full funding for the service’s Next-Generation Command and Control (NGC2) initiative. The final version of the fiscal year 2026 National […]
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Congress
House Passes $900.6 Billion FY ‘26 NDAA, Bill Now Heads To Senate
The House on Wednesday voted 312 to 112 to pass the $900.6 billion fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The annual defense policy bill, which supports an $8 […]
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Congress‘Right To Repair’ Reforms Mostly Stripped From Final FY ‘26 NDAA
The negotiated version of the next defense policy bill mostly strips out language that would have provided the Pentagon with greater ability to repair its own equipment. The “Right to […]
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ArmyLawmakers Back New Army Multi-Year Deal For Black Hawks In Final FY ’26 NDAA
The final version of the next defense policy bill provides the Army with authority to enter into another multi-year Black Hawk procurement contract. The provision was secured in the negotiated […]