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Houses Passes FY ‘26 NDAA With $848 Billion Pentagon Topline, Major Acquisition Reforms

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, September 10th, 2025

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Houses Passes FY ‘26 NDAA With $848 Billion Pentagon Topline, Major Acquisition Reforms

The House on Tuesday voted 231 to 196 to pass its version of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which supports an $848 billion topline for the Pentagon and includes a series of wide-ranging defense acquisition reform policies. “This is a good bill. It’s a very important bill. It reforms the Pentagon’s broken acquisition system, continues historic improvements in the quality of life of our service members and their families, builds a ready and capable lethal fighting force…

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Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

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HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

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Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

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Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]