Congress
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International
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Streamline AUKUS Defense Industrial Base Collaboration
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill aimed at streamlining defense industrial base collaboration with Australia and the U.K. for the AUKUS submarine technology sharing agreement. Sens. Tim […]
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Army
Army Chief Says Organic Industrial Base Could Manufacture Drones And Related Parts
Parts of the Army’s organic industrial base (OIB) would be better used for scaling production of drones and their parts than some of the things currently being produced, the service’s […]
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Army
Driscoll Says Details On Army Transformation Initiative Coming In June
Details on a $48 billion plan the Army is undertaking to shed investments in obsolete and low priority programs and efforts in favor of high priority needs are forthcoming in […]
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Budget
Collins Slams Army’s Decision To Cancel Robotic Combat Vehicle
The chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday knocked the Army’s recent decision to cancel a robotic ground vehicle program that she said is a testament to the innovation […]
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Congress
House Appropriators Pass $831.5 Billion FY ‘26 Defense Bill With Measures Protecting UH-60, E-7 Funds
The House Appropriations Committee voted 36-27 to pass its $831.5 billion defense spending bill, as lawmakers reiterated the uncertainty of advancing appropriations legislation without having received full budget details from […]
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Army
House Appropriators Back Army’s M-10 Booker Cancellation, Rebuke Other Proposed Cuts
The House Appropriations Committee’s proposed fiscal year 2026 spending bill includes funding for several programs the Army had said it planned to cancel as part of its new transformation initiative, […]
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Budget
House Appropriators Want Blueprint, Details For Golden Dome
Amid scant details from the Defense Department about the Trump administration’s proposed homeland missile defense concept, the House Appropriations Committee wants granularity on the piece-parts, costs, and implementation plan for […]
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Congress
DoD Places Big Bets On Reconciliation Funds For Major Programs In FY ‘26, Lawmakers Offer Caution
The Pentagon is placing big bets that the eventual reconciliation bill will provide large portions of the fiscal year 2026 funding for some major weapons programs such as the Golden […]
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Navy/USMC
SecNav ‘Simpatico’ With Warren On Right To Repair, Reforming IP Rights
The Secretary of the Navy on Tuesday made clear he agrees with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on the need for the Navy to have a right to repair and reform […]
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Congress
Will Section 301 of SPEED Act Decrease or Increase DoD Contract Prices?
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) staffers contend that removing the existing Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) mandate for a significant number of contracts at or above $7.5 million will benefit all […]