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Wicker Seeks Stakeholder Feedback On TSA Budget And Operations

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, May 11th, 2020

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Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Senate photo

The chairman of the Senate committee that oversees policies for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) asked a half-dozen groups that represent industry stakeholders in the U.S. transportation system to answer questions about how the agency’s budget request and recent pandemic stimulus funding affect security. Answers to the questions will inform committee about challenges presented in the $8.2 billion fiscal year 2021 budget request, previous TSA-related legislation, and the recent CARES Act, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) wrote the stakeholders. Wicker points…

Army

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 […]

Congress

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 […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]