Congress’ final defense policy bill pushes back on Pentagon plans to fund a controversial tri-nation missile-defense program and retire aircraft, while authorizing it to continue biofuel development, study an additional U.S. missile-defense site, and use a special funding setup for the Virginia submarine. The heads of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee unveiled yesterday the final product of a conference committee that negotiated a compromise fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill. It authorizes $1.7 billion in funding beyond what…
Final DoD Bill Challenges Administration On Multiple Weapons Programs
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