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Smith Defends HASC’s $733 Billion NDAA Mark, Cites Low-Yield Nuke Cut As Main Point Of Contention

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, June 10th, 2019

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Smith Defends HASC’s $733 Billion NDAA Mark, Cites Low-Yield Nuke Cut As Main Point Of Contention

HASC Chairman Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

The chair of the House Armed Services Committee’s on Monday detailed his panel’s proposal for the next defense authorization bill, which arrives with a topline $17 billion below the president’s request, noting the mark received mostly bipartisan agreement outside of a decision to stop funding for a low-yield nuclear warhead. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), HASC chairman, told reporters his committee’s $733 billion mark-up for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act meets senior Pentagon leaders anticipated funding level while…

Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

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Army

Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

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Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]