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White House Issues Veto Threats For House Defense, Senate CJS Appropriations Bills

Pat Host

Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

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White House Issues Veto Threats For House Defense, Senate CJS Appropriations Bills

The White House on Tuesday issued veto threats for the fiscal year 2017 versions of the House defense and the Senate commerce, justices, science (CJS) and related agencies appropriations bills.The White House objects to the reduction and “misuse” of wartime spending, also known as overseas contingency operations (OCO) funds, in the House defense appropriations bill. President Barack Obama’s administration says the bill’s proposal to substitute $16 million of OCO with $16 billion of “unsustainable” base budget programs does not reflect…

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Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

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Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]