Congress
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPerdue Calls for Detailed Air Force Acquisition Strategy on ABMS
The Air Force needs to provide Congress with more details of how it plans to acquire new networked technologies via the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program, a top Senate […]
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BudgetSASC Democrat Endorses Biden as Other Moderate Candidates Line Up Behind Ex-Veep
A Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Democratic member up for reelection this year endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president March 1, as multiple moderate candidates announced they were […]
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CongressThornberry: Nuclear Stockpile Recap to Be ‘Most Contentious’ Issue in FY ’21 NDAA
Nuclear modernization is frequently high on the list of difficult matters to resolve in defense budget debates, but the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican expects efforts to rebuild the […]
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Air ForceCanceled Defensive System For B-2 Suffered From Coding Challenges, Roper Says
The Air Force decided to cancel a major defensive upgrade to its B-2 stealth bomber in the fiscal year 2021 budget request after realizing that new software code wouldn’t work […]
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Air ForceKey KC-46A Tanker System Made Big Progress In Past Few Weeks, Roper Says
A critical component of the Air Force’s KC-46A aerial refueling tanker that has been caught up in a difficult development has made more progress in the past month than in […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Leaders Admit FY 2021 Shipbuilding Cuts Grow Fleet Slower
Navy leaders on Thursday admitted at a hearing that the FY 2021 shipbuilding budget request numbers slows the service’s goal of reaching 355 ships. The Navy’s FY ’21 shipbuilding request […]
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BudgetBorder Patrol Prioritizing New AI-Based Sensor Towers, CBP Chief Says
The government’s funding request in fiscal year 2021 for border security technology favors new artificial intelligence (AI)-based tower systems that can autonomously detect illegal border crossing activity, the head of […]
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BudgetHASC Members Slam DoD Leaders for ‘Anemic’ Shipbuilding Plan in FY ‘21
The top defense civilian and military officials received a stern rebuke from members of the House Armed Services Committee during a Feb. 26 hearing for submitting a new budget request […]
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BudgetPalazzo Laments Lack Of Funding For 12th National Security Cutter In Coast Guard Budget
The Coast Guard needs more funding to protect the homeland, particularly in intercepting drug smugglers at sea, Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) said on Tuesday, and he expressed his disappointment that […]
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BudgetBipartisan Group of Lawmakers Criticize DoD Procurement Reprogramming to Trump’s Border Wall
Lawmakers across Capitol Hill are fighting against the Trump administration’s shift of nearly $4 billion in procurement funding to fund new border wall construction, with multiple defense-oriented Republican members citing […]