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Air ForceRogers Wants Near Term USAF Affirmation of 2021 Choice of Redstone Arsenal As Base for U.S. Space Command
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) is pressing DoD and the U.S. Air Force to affirm the 2021 selection of Redstone Arsenal, Ala., as the permanent base […]
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CongressHouse Appropriations Committee Joins Armed Services Panel in Postponing Budget Markups
The House Appropriations Committee postponed markups of several fiscal year 2024 spending bills with no rain-check date given, the panel’s chairwoman said Monday. Citing ongoing negotiations between the administration and […]
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InternationalReports DoD Overvalued Aid To Ukraine By $3 Billion Are ‘Extremely Problematic,’ Lawmakers Say
The leaders of national security committees in the House have called reports that the Pentagon miscalculated the value of weapons aid provided to Ukraine by $3 billion “extremely problematic, to […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Add $2 Billion For Border Wall; Fund Commercial Icebreaker
A House Appropriations panel on Thursday approved a $62.8 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that provides $2.1 billion to restart the building of a security wall […]
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CongressBi-Partisan Bill Introduced to Sustain Air National Guard Fighter Squadrons
Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger (D-Md.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.), and John James (R-Mich.) have introduced a measure to sustain Air National Guard […]
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CongressSenate Homeland Panel Advances Commercial Satellite Cybersecurity Bill
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved a bipartisan bill aimed at helping commercial satellite companies, in particular small businesses, strengthen the cybersecurity of their systems […]
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InternationalU.S. Working On $500 Million Weapons Drawdown Package For Taiwan, Austin Confirms
The Biden administration is currently working on finalizing a $500 million weapons package for Taiwan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed to lawmakers on Tuesday. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), vice chair […]
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SpaceDoD Seeks New Authorities To Meet Growing Commercial Launch Demand At Space Ports
The Defense Department in April proposed new legislative authorities that would allow it to begin charging commercial launch providers additional costs for the use of its space ports to help […]
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PentagonSecDef Austin: Debt Default Would Present Opportunity To China, Hurt Troops’ Pay
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Thursday a debt default could have a “substantial risk” to the U.S.’ global reputation and present an opportunity for China to exploit the […]
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CongressHASC NDAA Markup Postponed Over Debt Limit Debate, Dems Criticize Delay
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has postponed its consideration of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with lawmakers citing the ongoing debt limit debate as the […]