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Budget

House Starts Debating DoD Budget Bill, Rejects Weapons Changes

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

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The House began debating the embattled defense appropriations bill on Tuesday, when members pushed back on proposals to strike funding for missile interceptors and Ohio-class submarines. The House Rules Committee approved a structured rule on Monday night for the fiscal year 2014 spending bill, allowing the full House to vote on just 100 of the 180 amendments lawmakers filed last week. Those include provisions on an array of additional weapons efforts--not yet addressed at press time--including purchasing Humvees and building…

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 […]

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 […]