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SAC HS Boosts Funding For DHS, Adds Four Fast Response Cutters

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

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SAC HS Boosts Funding For DHS, Adds Four Fast Response Cutters

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee.

The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (SAC HS) on Tuesday unanimously approved its version of the FY ’15 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), providing $47.2 billion overall and $45.7 billion in discretionary funding. Excluding $6.4 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund and $213 million for Coast Guard overseas contingency operations, the discretionary appropriation is $39 billion, $200 million below the recommendation of House appropriators and $688 million more than requested by the…

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

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Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]