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Congress Gearing Up to Pass FY ’20 NDAA This Week, Will Include Space Force

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, December 9th, 2019

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Congress Gearing Up to Pass FY ’20 NDAA This Week, Will Include Space Force

Armed services committee members are racing to get the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act on the floor this week after conferees reached a deal last Friday. Lawmakers speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California this weekend confirmed that negotiations were complete on the long-awaited NDAA conference bill, and Hill staffers confirmed Monday that lawmakers were putting the final touches on the bill and gathering a majority of conferee signatures, with plans to make the bill report…

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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 […]

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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 […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]