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HASC, SASC Announce New NDAA Markup Schedules For June

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, June 5th, 2023

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HASC, SASC Announce New NDAA Markup Schedules For June

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee

The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have rescheduled their respective full committee markups of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for June 21. The update follows both committees’ decision to delay their original NDAA markup plans due to the debt ceiling negotiations, with President Biden now having signed a final bill on the matter. “Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act provides our forces with the resources, training, equipment, and capabilities they need to keep Americans…

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 […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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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 […]

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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 […]