Lawmakers Aim To Make House, Senate Fiscal 2009 Bills Similar So A Conference Committee Is Unneeded Nelson: Clinton Would Be Most Supportive Of NASA; Obama Position Is Improving; But McCain Wants To Freeze Programs Such As Space; Nelson Counsels Him Congressional supporters of NASA are pushing a plan to gain a total $1 billion extra for NASA in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, and another $1 billion in fiscal 2010, to speed developing the Orion-Ares next-generation U.S. spacecraft…
Congress Updates
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]