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Budget

HASC Subcommittee Calls for Pentagon to Assess Weapons’ Cyber Vulnerabilities

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, April 21st, 2015

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HASC Subcommittee Calls for Pentagon to Assess Weapons’ Cyber Vulnerabilities

The House Armed Service Committee kicked off the National Defense Authorization Act markup process on April 21, with the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities the first to issue its proposed changes to the budget.The markup contained no changes in funding to military procurement programs and would fully fund U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Cyber Command, which the subcommittee oversees. Instead, it called for a number of studies and hearings meant to better articulate the Defense Department’s strategy for…

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 […]

Congress

House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]