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Air Force

DoD, NASA Request Nearly $44 Billion In Future Launch Funding, GAO Says

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

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The Defense Department and NASA together are expected to require nearly $44 billion for launch-related activities from fiscal years 2014 through 2018, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this week. GAO said procurement funding represents about $28 billion, some 65 percent, of this total, while research development test and evaluation (RDT&E) constitutes approximately $11 billion, or 26 percent. Both DoD and NASA anticipate that procurement funding needs will increase over the five-year period, with DoD planning for…

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]