Congress
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BudgetSenate Budget Plan Replaces Sequestration Cuts
Senate Democrats unveiled a broad budget resolution Wednesday that calls for ending the $500 billion in across-the-board “sequestration” cuts to defense over a decade but keeping roughly half that amount–$240 […]
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Air ForceGen. Alexander Discusses Emerging DoD Cyber Force Teams
The head of the military’s Cyber Command yesterday disclosed that the Defense Department is in the process of creating and training its core set of teams that would operate in […]
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BudgetHouse Budget Resolution Seeks Modest Defense Boost
A House panel is calling for slight increases in defense spending over the next decade–which are more than currently projected but not as much as House Republicans previously sought. The […]
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BudgetRepublicans Stall CR Debate In Senate
Work on the new government-funding bill was stalled in the Senate Tuesday by Republican senators who said they needed more time to review the measure a Democrat-run panel released late […]
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CongressSenate Prepares To Debate CR With DoD Budget
Senate Democrats released on Monday night a new government budget, which Pentagon planners eagerly are awaiting to help them manage the across-the-board “sequestration” cuts that started March 1. “It doesn’t […]
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BudgetSenate CR Expected Today
March 12, 2013 UPDATE: Senate Prepares To Debate CR With DoD Budget Senate Democrats released on Monday night a new government budget, which Pentagon planners eagerly are awaiting to help […]
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CongressSASC Chair Levin Won’t Run For Reelection
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) announced yesterday he will retire from the Senate next year at the end of his term, after working in the Senate and […]
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CongressTRANSCOM Fighting Increasing Cyber Attacks
The Pentagon’s Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), a major target of cyberattacks, has refined its network and its dealings with private companies to fend off an increasing number of intrusions, its commander […]
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BudgetHouse Passes CR With DoD Bill As Senate Crafts Alternative
The House passed a long-delayed defense budget bill yesterday that is intended to help the Pentagon manage the new “sequestration” cuts, sending the legislation to the Senate for scrutiny by […]
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BudgetDems Eye Changes To House CR That Helps DoD
Congressional Democrats and the White House offered tepid support for budget legislation that would help the Pentagon, though they signaled they are not happy with the bill up for debate […]