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McCain Slams Reid For Prioritizing Cyber Bill Over Defense Bill

Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

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The Senate is unlikely to debate the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill before it breaks for August recess, and a Republican co-author of the legislation is not happy. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.) slammed Senate Democrats yesterday for planning to take up controversial cybersecurity legislation this week, likely leaving the Pentagon policy-setting bill to wait for action until September at the earliest. The SASC approved the defense authorization bill May 24, a week after…

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Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

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‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

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Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

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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 […]