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Chair of House Energy Committee Rips ‘Rogue’ DoE Nuclear Weapons Agency

Tuesday, July 14th, 2020

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Chair of House Energy Committee Rips ‘Rogue’ DoE Nuclear Weapons Agency

The Secretary of Energy should get more control over the agency’s nuclear weapons programs, not less, the head of the House committee that makes policy for the department’s non-nuclear-weapons programs said Tuesday in a hearing. “[W]e should be strengthening the Secretary of Energy’s role in managing the nuclear security mission, because [the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)] seems to be going from quasi-independent to completely rogue with each passing year,” said Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), remotely attending a hearing of…

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Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

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SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

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SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

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House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]