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Obama Signs Budget Deal Giving Pentagon Two Years of Stability

Valerie Insinna

Monday, November 2nd, 2015

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President Barack Obama on Monday signed the Bipartisan Budget Agreement into law, increasing spending caps for defense and non-defense accounts for the next two years and raising the debt limit just one day before deadline.The agreement “should finally free us from the cycle of shutdown threats and last-minute fixes,” Obama said before signing the bill.However, the defense budget is not yet in the clear. The next hurdle for Congress to clear will be passing an omnibus appropriations bill before the…

Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]

Congress

Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says

U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]

Army

Army Taking ‘More Refined’ Approach On Push For Right To Repair Reforms, Obadal Says

After lawmakers decided against including major “right to repair” reforms in the latest defense policy bill, a senior Army official has said the service is continuing its push for authorities […]

Unmanned Systems

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]