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Senate Homeland Security Committee Approves DHS Nominees

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, June 9th, 2021

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Senate Homeland Security Committee Approves DHS Nominees

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on approved three nominees to help lead the Department of Homeland Security, sending the nominations for consideration by the full Senate. The nomination of John Tien, a retire Army officer and the head of Citigroup’s [C] retail services, was approved 10 to 3 with Republican Sens. James Lankford (Okla.), Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Rick Scott (Fla.) opposed. At least several Republicans on the committee, including ranking member Rob Portman (Ohio), were concerned…

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SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

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SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

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House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

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MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]