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Senate Appropriations Panel Trims $1 Billion From DHS FY ’16 Request

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 16th, 2015

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Senate Appropriations Panel Trims $1 Billion From DHS FY ’16 Request

A Senate panel on Tuesday approved a $40.2 billion net discretionary appropriations budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’16, $1.2 billion less than requested to meet budget resolution targets set forth by Republicans earlier this year.The bill marked up by the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security (SAC HS) Subcommittee is $543 million more than Congress enacted in FY ’15. The full committee will mark up the bill beginning Thursday morning.Rep. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), chairman of the subcommittee,…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

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 […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]