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Senate Passes Final FY ’19 NDAA, Lawmakers Voice Concern On Bill’s Lack Of ZTE Ban

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, August 1st, 2018

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Senate Passes Final FY ’19 NDAA, Lawmakers Voice Concern On Bill’s Lack Of ZTE Ban

The Senate on Wednesday passed the final version of the $717 billion fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill, sending the bill to the president’s desk with full funding for many of the service’s major program requests and setting up debate on a decision to cut tougher penalties against Chinese telecommunication company ZTE.Senators voted 87-10 to approve the conferenced version of the FY ‘19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes provisions to fully fund Army vehicle and artillery modernization efforts,…

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 […]

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Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

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Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]