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Pentagon Seeks Array of New Starts In Reprogramming Request

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Friday, July 25th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford The lengthy $3 billion reprogramming request the Pentagon sent to Congress last week seeks to shift funding to cover 10 "new-start" efforts, including buying communications- relaying aircraft and developing gunships for use in theater. While lawmakers tend to be cautious about allowing new starts via reprogrammed funds, it remains to be seen how they react to this fiscal year 2008 omnibus reprogramming action signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England July 11. A significant new-start request seeks…

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 […]

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House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]