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Army

JLTV Officials: CR Will Hurt Program If Full Budget Isn’t Passed Soon

Mai Hanoon

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013

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Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program officials said the government shutdown earlier this month and the continuing resolution that funds the government through Jan. 15 are complicating an otherwise simple acquisition program, leaving the program with no good option other than to continue with vehicle testing as planned and hope Congress funds the program at the Army’s requested level in January. Kevin Fahey, Program Executive Officer for the Army’s Combat Support and Combat Service Support, said at a press briefing…

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 […]