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CongressSpace Force Could Be Authorized In FY 2020 Defense Bill, Lawmaker Says
Legislation to implement President Donald Trump’s proposed Space Force will likely be considered as part of the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill that Congress will take up next year, […]
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CongressHouse Votes Down Border Security, Immigration Bill
The House on Thursday afternoon voted down the first of two Republican bills under consideration for bolstering border security and introducing immigration reforms as enough Republicans joined all Democrats in […]
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BudgetHouse Nears Debate On FY 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill
The full U.S. House of Representatives is expected to take up its version of the fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill the week of June 25-29. The debate on the […]
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CongressWith Kaspersky, ZTE In Mind, Senators Propose Federal Council On Supply Chain Risks
Amid concerns that software and telecommunications products provided by companies in Russia and China could be used to spy on the U.S. government and industry, two Senators have introduced a […]
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CongressSenate Passes FY 2019 Defense Authorization Bill, Setting Up Conference With House
The U.S. Senate passed its version of the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill late June 19, sending the $716 billion measure to a conference committee with the House. The […]
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SpaceTrump Tells DoD To Form Space Force, But Senator Says He Can’t Do That
President Trump announced June 18 that he has told the Department of Defense to start forming a space force to ensure U.S. space dominance, but a key lawmaker insisted that […]
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CongressSenator Slams Upcoming Move Of F-35 Brake Work To Turkey
Honeywell [HON], which makes brake components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in South Bend, Ind., plans to move that work to Turkey this summer, drawing criticism from the state’s […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriations Committee OKs FY 2019 Defense Bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved its $674.6 billion fiscal year 2019 defense appropriations bill by a 48-4 vote June 13, sending the measure to the full House for its consideration. […]
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Senate Panel Approves Counter Drone Bill But Johnson Cautions On Jurisdictional Hang-ups
A bill that would give legal authorities to the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to counter threats posed by malicious drones in limited instances domestically was approved by a […]
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CongressSenate Suggests Sikorsky CH-53K For Navy Mine Hunting
Lawmakers want the U.S. Navy to consider buying a CH-53K King Stallion variant as a mine-hunting replacement for legacy MH-53E Sea Dragons, according to the U.S. Senate’s version of the […]