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Congress

House Panels Heed Admin’s Missile Cuts, Boost SOCOM

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Friday, June 12th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford House authorizing subcommittees began crafting the Pentagon's fiscal year 2010 budget yesterday, proposing to match the Obama administration's missile-defense request and boost its Special Operations Command (SOCOM) proposal to include the command's wish-list of unfunded items. The full House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will mark up the entire defense authorization bill Tuesday. Two key procurement panels--the Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and the Air and Land Forces subcommittees--are slated to mark up their portions today. The Strategic Forces…

Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

The Pentagon estimates the U.S.’ ongoing conflict with Iran has now cost at least $29 billion, while a lead official noted the updated figure does not factor in damage to […]

Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

Senate and House Appropriators told Pentagon leadership on Tuesday they’re skeptical of the department’s plan to fund $350 billion of the fiscal year 2027 defense budget through the reconciliation process, […]

Congress

All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says

Last week, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) visited North Kingstown, R.I.-based Senesco, which is teaming with autonomous systems company Havoc to bid on the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program. […]