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Satellite Export Change Among House NDAA Tweaks

Monday, May 21st, 2012

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The House passed a measure to make it easier for U.S. firms to export satellite technology when it began tweaking a massive $554 billion Pentagon policy bill recently. The export-related measure, endorsed by the heads of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), was one of dozens of floor amendments the House passed recently as debate on the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill got underway. Members could potentially weigh more than 100 amendments approved for consideration during debate on the…

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Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]