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Budget

White House Airs Concerns About Unrequested Procurement, LCS Cuts in Defense Spending Bill

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, June 18th, 2014

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The House of Representatives began considering the defense spending bill Wednesday afternoon after the White House expressed concerns about the bill the day before. Though the administration stopped short of threatening to veto the defense spending bill – it did threaten to veto the defense authorization bill over many of the same issues – it warned that “the risk to the nation will grow significantly should the Congress not accept reforms proposed in the [fiscal year] 2015 budget. Without congressional…

Congress

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 […]

Congress

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 […]

Congress

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 […]

Unmanned Systems

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 […]