Congress
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Air ForceSASC Subcommittees Add More Money for Reapers, Depot Maintenance
The topline of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill is still a mystery, but SASC subcommittees during markups of the bill on Tuesday revealed key […]
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CongressRounds Introduces Cyber War Definition Bill
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today introduced the Cyber Act of War Act of 2016 to require the presidential administration to develop a […]
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CongressLangevin Mulls Cyber Legislation To Strengthen Cyber Security Ties With Israel
Following a work visit to Israel last week, Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) is considering crafting legislation that would strengthen collaboration between the United States and Israel in a number of […]
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CongressFormer Lawmakers Urge Cooperation With Russia To Control Nuclear Weapons
With tensions rising between the United States and Russia in Europe and the Middle East, lawmakers responsible for securing the Soviet Union’s nuclear stockpile after its collapse on Monday called […]
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BudgetFormer Pentagon Chief Accountant Wary Of Pulling War Funding To Patch DoD Base Budget
A plan put forth by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) to rob the Pentagon’s war funding to patch holes in its fiscal 2017 base budget could have a ripple […]
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CongressOSTP Proposes Authorization Framework For Pioneering Commercial Space Businesses
President Barack Obama’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is proposing legislation that would that would provide a narrowly-tailored authorization process for newly-contemplated and pioneering commercial space activities. In […]
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CongressLangevin Applauds Cyber Policies In 2017 NDAA
Representative Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities and co-founder/co-chair of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, lauded the committee in a statement […]
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BudgetIngalls Shipbuilding Enthusiastic for Additional Amphibious Shipbuilding Opportunities
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants to Navy to get a move on with amphibious shipbuilding, with its seapower subcommittee including in its portion of the defense authorization bill […]
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ArmyHASC Defense Bill Increases Army Apache, Black Hawk Helicopter Procurement
The House Armed Service Committee (HASC) is seeking to restore, with war funding, some of the deep cuts the Army plans to make to helicopter procurement to pay for near-term […]
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CongressSenators Push For Update On Revisions To Cybersecurity Guidance
Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, respectively, sent a letter on Wednesday to the Director […]