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Congress

HASC Advances $840 Billion FY ‘23 NDAA With Near Unanimous Vote

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, June 23rd, 2022

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HASC Advances $840 Billion FY ‘23 NDAA With Near Unanimous Vote

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee

The House Armed Services Committee early Thursday morning advanced its version of the next defense policy bill, with a new topline of nearly $840 billion, by a bipartisan 57 to 1 vote. Following more than 16 hours of debate, the panel approved adopting additional measures to the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act ranging from efforts to bolster initiatives in the Indo-Pacific to shoring up the supply of critical rare Earth minerals. “Meeting our country’s future defense challenges requires…

Congress

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Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]