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Air Force

SASC Seeks LCS, Presidential Helo Oversight

Julie Samuel

Monday, June 17th, 2013

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The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) detailed on Friday the funding cuts and reforms it is seeking--to efforts including the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and presidential helicopter--in the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill. The committee last Thursday approved the Pentagon policy legislation, which calls for nearly the same funding that President Barack Obama’s administration requested (Defense Daily, June 14). The bill would authorize a $526.6 billion base defense budget, which is $9 million less than the Pentagon sought, and…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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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 […]