Congress
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Budget
House Panel Slashes Funding For Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter
House appropriators on Sunday evening released a proposed funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would hack 35 percent from the Coast Guard’s troubled Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) […]
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Army
SASC Presses Army On Plans To Potentially Close Some Weapons Depots
The Army on Thursday confirmed its considering significant changes to its weapons depots as part of its new transformation plan, with the Senate Armed Services Committee pressing the service’s leaders […]
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Air Force
Sentinel Restructuring an Early Focus for Meink
U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on Thursday that the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM has consumed the most time he has spent on any program thus […]
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Congress
Performance Issues Force Coast Guard To Stop Work On Two OPCs; First Ship Likely Delayed
The Coast Guard has issued stop work orders to Eastern Shipbuilding Group for the third and fourth Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) due to performance issues, and the first ship is […]
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Army
HASC Presses Army For More Details On Carrying Out New Transformation Plan
The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday signaled support for the Army’s wide-ranging transformation plan, while pressing the service’s leaders to provide more details on the initiative’s planned program cuts. […]
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Congress
Senate’s Defense Bill For Reconciliation Adjusts Shipbuilding Funds, Wicker Knocks Budget Plan
The Senate GOP has revealed its defense portion of the reconciliation bill with some slight adjustments from the $150 billion version the House passed, while the chair of the Armed […]
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Air Force
Air Force Had ‘Low Level of Confidence’ in $426 Million, 15-Year Cost Savings Estimate for SPACECOM in Huntsville
The Department of the Air Force did not include disruption to operations as a factor in its decision criteria for choosing a permanent base for U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM). Pres. […]
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Congress
SASC Member Tuberville To Run For Alabama Governor In 2026
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), a member of the Armed Services Committee (SASC), on Tuesday announced plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026. Tuberville’s confirmation that he would not […]
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Space
U.S. Space Force Assessing What Rights It Must Retain for Golden Dome
The U.S. Space Force is analyzing how to retain control over key elements of Golden Dome amid a possible bid by a SpaceX team to lease equipment to DoD for […]
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Congress
Cyber Command Increasing Operations, Acting Commander Says
U.S. Cyber Command increased the number of operations in 2024 over 2023 and is on track for even more in 2025, the acting commander of CYBERCOM said last Friday. “Deterrence […]