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HASC Markup Notes Sparse DoD Briefings on StratForces, Aims to Normalize Communications

Thursday, April 30th, 2015

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HASC Markup Notes Sparse DoD Briefings on StratForces, Aims to Normalize Communications

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) yesterday approved preliminary legislation aimed at expediting cited delays in Defense Department-to-Congress communication regarding strategic forces.Noting a lack of DoD disclosure to Congress about “several specific problems” uncovered by last year’s Nuclear Enterprise Reviews, HASC Strategic Forces Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) introduced a bill during the marathon full committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act that would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to brief HASC quarterly…

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 […]

Congress

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 […]

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]