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CongressHouse Seapower Leaders Push Legislation For Minimum 31 Amphibious Ship Requirement
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) seapower panel introduced legislation that would keep the Navy from going below 31 amphibious battle force ships, as is the Marine […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Wants to Hire 5,000, Including 300 for F-16 Work in S.C.
In 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it was able as a federal government-deemed essential business to hire 12,000 workers, and the company is now on the […]
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ArmyArmy Senior Leaders ‘Didn’t Fully Agree’ With DoD IG’s Findings On IVAS, Wormuth Says
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers Thursday that senior service leaders disagreed with the Pentagon Inspector General’s recent report stating soldiers may not want to use the new Integrated Visual […]
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CongressHASC’s Rogers Predicts Congress Will ‘Ignore’ Budget Request, Boost Defense Spending Again
The top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee said Monday he predicts Congress will once again boost defense spending over the president’s requested topline and reverse select plans in […]
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BudgetThreat Environment Requires CISA To Continue Growing, Easterly Says
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) must continue to grow to keep pace with more complex threats, the head of the agency said on Thursday. CISA’s $2.5 billion budget […]
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InternationalBiden Details New $33 Billion Ukraine Aid Supplemental, Includes $16 Billion For DoD Efforts
President Biden on Thursday detailed a new $33 billion Ukraine aid supplemental funding request, to include another $16 billion for Department of Defense efforts to supply Kyiv with weapons and […]
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InternationalRequest Coming Soon For More Funds To Send Weapons To Ukraine, DoD’s McCord Says
The Pentagon’s comptroller told lawmakers Wednesday a request is likely to be delivered to Congress this week for additional supplemental funding to continue supporting Ukraine with U.S. military equipment, after […]
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CongressMaloney, Grassley Ask TransDigm To Repay $21 Million To DoD
The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee and ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday sent a letter to defense contractor TransDigm Group [TDG] seeking repayment to the […]
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CongressDHS Seeks Expanded C-UAS Authorities As Drone Incidents Rise And Current Law About To Lapse
The Department of Homeland Security shortly will send Congress a legislative proposal to reauthorize an existing law to expand its limited authorities to detect and counter illegal and potentially dangerous […]
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CongressCoast Guard Plans To Acquire Commercial Icebreaker To Complement PSCs
The Coast Guard is seeking $125 million in its fiscal year 2023 budget request for a “commercially available polar icebreaker,” which would help the service meet interim needs until its […]
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