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Budget

Pentagon: Budget Woes Not An Issue Regarding Syria Strike

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, September 6th, 2013

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Budget turmoil and the automatic sequestration cuts impacting the Pentagon will not affect the military’s ability to attack Syria, spokesman George Little said yesterday. Even though fiscal 2013 has been a “very turbulent budget year,” the military is well poised to carry out potential strikes to deal with an important national security threat, Little told reporters. The Pentagon has been operating under continuing budget resolutions that keep spending at levels of the previous fiscal year, and on top has had…

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 […]