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House Homeland Security Appropriators Approve $64.8 Billion DHS Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 4th, 2024

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House Homeland Security Appropriators Approve $64.8 Billion DHS Bill

The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Tuesday morning quickly approved their recommendations for the fiscal year 2025 budget for the Department of Homeland Security with the full committee set to take up the proposal on June 12. The $64.8 billion bill passed by voice vote but lacks bipartisan support as subcommittee Democrats oppose the proposed funding, complaining among other things that it strips $2.1 billion from Border Patrol operations, eliminates the Shelter and Services Program that provides humanitarian support…

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SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

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SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

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House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

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MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]