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HASC Panel Releases Report To Prompt Discussion of DoD Reform

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Monday, March 10th, 2008

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By Jen DiMascio A House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel released a study last week on the Defense Department's roles and missions intended as a "brainstorming" session to kick off an open-ended discussion about potentially sweeping changes to the Pentagon and across the administration. Although the report, a collection of essays about 700 words long, was intended to provoke thought more than spur concrete action, the report does present some opinions likely to cause heartburn in certain circles--including a nod…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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Congress

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

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

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 […]