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Air Force

HASC Rejects Missile Defense Adds In Defense Bill Markup

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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) marked up the fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill yesterday, spending most of the daylight hours debating unsuccessful Republican attempts to restore missile-defense funding the Obama administration wants to reduce. The panel also concurred with Defense Secretary Robert Gates's plan to scrap the manned-ground vehicle portion of the Future Combat System (FCS) Army modernization program, yet reduced the size of a cut to the administration's funding request that was proposed last…

Congress

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

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Congress

Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]

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

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]