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NDAA Stalls on House Floor Over Procedural Issue; Only 7 of 162 Amendments Debated

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

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Congressmen spent most of Wednesday afternoon debating procedural issues associated with the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, not actually getting into any of the amendments as of press time. Much of the debate centered around the House Rules Committee’s decision to not allow an amendment that would require that, if the president veered from his plan to remove troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, Congress should receive a report on the full purpose, duration and…

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]