Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that the upper chamber’s version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act includes
MoreThe Senate passed a $717 billion defense policy bill through an 87-10 vote Wednesday, six days after the House voted 359-54 to clear the legislation. Congress approved the fiscal 2019 National Defense
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The Senateâs version of fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act includes language that would establish additional cross-functional teams to help the Defense Department address specific organizational challenges, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. The provision
MoreThe Congress-approved fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill contains a provision that would require the Defense Department and Internal Revenue Service to publish data on U.S.’ war-related expenditures online, Military Times reported Sunday.
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President Barack Obama has decided to increase the salary of federal civilian employees by 2.1 percent in fiscal 2017 to equal military pay raise mandated under the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jason Miller
MoreRep. Duncan Hunter (R-California) wants to request funds for the U.S. Coast Guard to procure land-based unmanned aerial vehicles to support the service branch’s surveillance missions, Navy Times reported Tuesday. Meghann Myers writes the Coast Guard
MoreDefense Secretary Ashton Carter has said he has concerns on the House Armed Services Committeeâs defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 that would move $18 billion from the overseas contingency operations budget to the Defense
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The House Armed Services Committeeâs defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2017 would hold back 50 percent of funds allocated for the Patriot missile defense system until the U.S. Army comes up with
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Robert Gates, a former U.S. defense secretary, has told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he believes Congress should not rely on war funds to circumvent defense spending limits for fiscal 2016, The Hill
MoreThe House-approved defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2016 requires the Defense Departmentâs operational test and evaluation director to monitor acquisition program delays and cost increases associated with operational tests, Federal News Radio reported
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