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CongressNew Bipartisan Spending Deal Sets $886 Billion FY ‘24 Defense Topline
Congressional leaders on Sunday unveiled a new bipartisan agreement for fiscal year 2024 spending toplines, to include $886 billion for defense. The deal adheres to spending levels set by last […]
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CongressHASC Strategic Forces Chair Lamborn Won’t Seek Reelection
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), chair of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, said Friday he will not seek reelection this November. Lamborn has represented Colorado’s 5th district since 2007, […]
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InternationalBiden Admin Bypasses Congress For Arms Sale To Israel, OKs $250 Million In New Ukraine Aid
The Biden administration last week bypassed Congress to approve an emergency $147.5 million weapons sale to Israel, and also announced $250 million in new security assistance for Ukraine. The decision […]
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Missile DefenseNDAA Pushes MDA To Field Anti-Hypersonic Interceptors Faster, INDOPACOM Missile Defense Architecture
The fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill, passed last week, kept provisions that push the Missile Defense Agency to operate counter-hypersonic interceptors earlier than currently planned and pushed the Defense […]
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SpaceDickinson Declares U.S. Space Command Has Reached Full Operational Capability
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, the head of U.S. Space Command, declared in a headquarters town hall on Dec. 15 that the command has reached full operational capability (FOC) and […]
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CongressCongress Passes Final $886 Billion FY ‘24 NDAA
Congress has passed the final fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), sending the $886 billion defense policy bill to the president’s desk for final signature. The Senate on […]
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Business/FinancialDefense Bill Rejects Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Requirements
Defense contractors will not have to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a condition of receiving a contract, at least for a year, congressional authorizers say in their annual […]
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CongressFinal Defense Authorization Bill Includes Three Submarines Under AUKUS
The fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill approves three Virginia-class submarines for Australia under the AUKUS partnership, as the U.S. Navy readies for a $3 billion infusion from Australis into the […]
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InternationalU.S. OKs $200 Million In New Weapons Aid For Ukraine, As Zelenskyy, Biden Urge Continued Support
The Biden administration announced $200 million in new weapons aid for Kyiv during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, where the two leaders urged Congress to […]
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Homeland SecurityTSA Chief Warns Fiscal Year 2025 Will Be More Challenging
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is already resource constrained when it comes to helping the nation’s airports meet security requirements and it is only going to get worse, the agency’s […]
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