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Congress Considers Repealing COLA Cuts Without Affecting Rest of DoD Budget

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, February 10th, 2014

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Congress Considers Repealing COLA Cuts Without Affecting Rest of DoD Budget

Congress began formal discussions about repealing the cuts to military retirees’ pensions that were passed in December as part of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement (BBA)--and, for now, repealing the Cost of Living Adjustment decrease would not involve making cuts elsewhere in the Defense Department budget. When the BBA was passed, it included some sequestration relief for DoD and civilian agencies in exchange for a variety of future savings, including $12 billion in savings from a COLA cut of 1 percent…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]