The Professional Services Council welcomed the signing of the 2019 Bipartisan Budget Act on Monday. David Berteau, president and CEO of PSC and 2019 Wash100 Award winner made the following statement:
Read More »Report: White House’s FY 2020 Defense Budget Request Could be Ready by Mid-March
The Office of Management and Budget has notified Congress that the president’s fiscal 2020 budget request for the Department of Defense could be ready by mid-March, National Defense reported Monday. “We got an email this morning from [the Office of Management and Budget] saying that they are projecting right now to give us the skinny [defense] budget March 12 with full budget documents … on March 18,” John Lucio, a Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee staffer, said during a panel discussion Monday at the Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference in Monterey, Calif.
Read More »Navy Seeks Separate Funding to Build New Columbia-Class Fleet
Top U.S. Navy officials have expressed confidence that the Pentagon and Congress will approve funding for the $100B Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines program through a special account outside the service's annual shipbuilding budget, USNI News reported Tuesday.
James Mattis: Budget Key to National Defense Strategy Execution
Defense Secretary James Mattis has urged Congress to authorize funds for the Defense Department to sustain military readiness efforts and carry out the National Defense Strategy in the field, DoD News reported Tuesday. Mattis, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, told House Armed Services Committee members at a hearing Tuesday that the Budget …
Read More »Rep. Adam Smith: Tax Reform Bill Could Hamper Defense Buildup
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Washing), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, has said he believes the passage of a tax reform bill does not bode well for future efforts to advance a military buildup and increase defense spending, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. “I think this tax cut passed today means …
Read More »NDIA Urges Congress to Reach Deal on Defense Budget Caps
The National Defense Industrial Association has called on Congress to reach a deal that would raise or suspend defense budget caps. NDIA said Nov. 20 it commends the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, which would authorize $700 billion in defense spending, but Congress still needs to address …
Read More »House OKs $692B Reconciled FY 2018 Defense Policy Bill
The House voted 356-70 Tuesday to pass a conferenced version of a defense spending bill that would allocate $626.4 billion in base budget and $65.7 billion in overseas contingency operations funds for fiscal year 2018, The Hill reported Tuesday. The compromise FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act would authorize a 2.4 percent pay increase …
Read More »$500M Provision to Modernize Federal IT Included in Negotiated Defense Authorization Bill
Lawmakers have incorporated a provision that would fund federal agencies’ efforts to update information technology systems as part of the final version of the proposed defense authorization plan for fiscal year 2018, The Hill reported Thursday. A Senate Armed Services Committee spokesperson confirmed to the publication that the Modernizing Government …
Read More »James Mattis Voices Concerns Over Cyber Language in Fiscal 2018 Defense Policy Bill
Defense Secretary James Mattis has asked Congress to remove a language in the proposed fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act that would pressure the U.S. to notify foreign governments of cyber attacks in the event that the Defense Department has decided to counter such breaches, Reuters reported Thursday. “The nature …
Read More »Senate Approves $700B Defense Budget for Fiscal 2018
The Senate on Monday approved through an 89-8 vote a bill that would authorize $700 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2018, Defense News reported Monday. The FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act would allocate $640 billion for the Defense Department’s base budget and $60 billion in war funds. The …
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