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Nuclear Modernization

NNSA Budget Up In Omnibus; Prohibitions Against B83, Sea-Launched W80-4 Gone

Friday, March 11th, 2022

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NNSA Budget Up In Omnibus; Prohibitions Against B83, Sea-Launched W80-4 Gone

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After idling for half the 2022 fiscal year at last year’s budget level, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) would get some $26.65 billion to see it through Sept. 30, under an omnibus spending package that at deadline Friday awaited only President Biden’s signature. That’s a 4.5% raise year-over-year that’s 3% more than requested for the semiautonomous Department of Energy nuclear-weapons agency that maintains and modernizes bombs and warheads. Biden said he would sign the bill. The omnibus, which cleared…

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 […]