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No consensus yet on military spending for next year, except for more of it
House lawmakers on Wednesday offered new and conflicting plans for defense spending next year, setting up intense congressional debate in coming months over what the right level of military funding for fiscal 2023 should be.
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House seeks to establish critical munitions reserve in defense authorization
A provision in the House’s annual defense authorization bill, released on Monday, would require the Defense Department to establish a critical munitions reserve while identifying a pilot program to keep better tabs on the subcontractors involved in their production.
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Paul to oppose small business program Pentagon uses to spur innovation
A key U.S. lawmaker says he will oppose reauthorization of federal small business innovation grants favored by the Pentagon, raising doubts about how Congress will avert their expiration Sept. 30.
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Congress wants to double rare earth mineral fund to free defense supply chain from China
Congress seeks to more than double the net worth of the national strategic mineral stockpile in order to lessen the defense industrial base’s reliance on adversaries such as China in supply chains needed to build everything from bullets to nuclear weapons to night vision goggles.
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Senators back $45 billion boost in defense spending for FY23
Lawmakers say the extra money will counter rising inflation and replenish stocks of munitions sent to Ukraine.
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House Democrats rebuke calls to raise spending in defense bill
House Democrats sided with the Biden administration by allocating $762 billion in the first draft of their fiscal 2023 defense spending bill the Appropriations Committee released Tuesday.
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Biden nominates Marine general as next commander of US forces in Africa
If confirmed, he would become the Marine Corps’ first Black four-star general.
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Congress moves to establish electric vehicle pilot program for Defense Department
The House advanced legislation on Thursday that would require the Defense Department to set up a pilot program that would transition entire nontactical vehicle fleets at certain installations to electric vehicles.
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The US is heavily reliant on China and Russia for its ammo supply chain. Congress wants to fix that.
The mineral antimony is critical to the defense-industrial supply chain and is needed to produce everything from armor-piercing bullets and explosives to nuclear weapons as well as sundry other military equipment, such as night vision goggles.
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US nuclear commander backs sea-launched cruise missile Biden would cancel
The head of US Strategic Command, which oversees the nuclear arsenal, reiterated to Congress that he still supports the sea-launched cruise missile nuclear development program (SLCM-N) despite the Joe Biden administration’s proposal to cancel the project.
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No consensus yet on military spending for next year, except for more of it
House lawmakers on Wednesday offered new and conflicting plans for defense spending next year, setting up intense congressional debate in coming months over what the right level of military funding for fiscal 2023 should be.
-
House seeks to establish critical munitions reserve in defense authorization
A provision in the House’s annual defense authorization bill, released on Monday, would require the Defense Department to establish a critical munitions reserve while identifying a pilot program to keep better tabs on the subcontractors involved in their production.
-
Paul to oppose small business program Pentagon uses to spur innovation
A key U.S. lawmaker says he will oppose reauthorization of federal small business innovation grants favored by the Pentagon, raising doubts about how Congress will avert their expiration Sept. 30.
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Congress wants to double rare earth mineral fund to free defense supply chain from China
Congress seeks to more than double the net worth of the national strategic mineral stockpile in order to lessen the defense industrial base’s reliance on adversaries such as China in supply chains needed to build everything from bullets to nuclear weapons to night vision goggles.
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Senators back $45 billion boost in defense spending for FY23
Lawmakers say the extra money will counter rising inflation and replenish stocks of munitions sent to Ukraine.
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House Democrats rebuke calls to raise spending in defense bill
House Democrats sided with the Biden administration by allocating $762 billion in the first draft of their fiscal 2023 defense spending bill the Appropriations Committee released Tuesday.
-
Biden nominates Marine general as next commander of US forces in Africa
If confirmed, he would become the Marine Corps’ first Black four-star general.
-
Congress moves to establish electric vehicle pilot program for Defense Department
The House advanced legislation on Thursday that would require the Defense Department to set up a pilot program that would transition entire nontactical vehicle fleets at certain installations to electric vehicles.
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The US is heavily reliant on China and Russia for its ammo supply chain. Congress wants to fix that.
The mineral antimony is critical to the defense-industrial supply chain and is needed to produce everything from armor-piercing bullets and explosives to nuclear weapons as well as sundry other military equipment, such as night vision goggles.
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US nuclear commander backs sea-launched cruise missile Biden would cancel
The head of US Strategic Command, which oversees the nuclear arsenal, reiterated to Congress that he still supports the sea-launched cruise missile nuclear development program (SLCM-N) despite the Joe Biden administration’s proposal to cancel the project.
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No consensus yet on military spending for next year, except for more of it
House lawmakers on Wednesday offered new and conflicting plans for defense spending next year, setting up intense congressional debate in coming months over what the right level of military funding for fiscal 2023 should be.
-
House seeks to establish critical munitions reserve in defense authorization
A provision in the House’s annual defense authorization bill, released on Monday, would require the Defense Department to establish a critical munitions reserve while identifying a pilot program to keep better tabs on the subcontractors involved in their production.
-
Paul to oppose small business program Pentagon uses to spur innovation
A key U.S. lawmaker says he will oppose reauthorization of federal small business innovation grants favored by the Pentagon, raising doubts about how Congress will avert their expiration Sept. 30.
-
Congress wants to double rare earth mineral fund to free defense supply chain from China
Congress seeks to more than double the net worth of the national strategic mineral stockpile in order to lessen the defense industrial base’s reliance on adversaries such as China in supply chains needed to build everything from bullets to nuclear weapons to night vision goggles.
-
Senators back $45 billion boost in defense spending for FY23
Lawmakers say the extra money will counter rising inflation and replenish stocks of munitions sent to Ukraine.
-
House Democrats rebuke calls to raise spending in defense bill
House Democrats sided with the Biden administration by allocating $762 billion in the first draft of their fiscal 2023 defense spending bill the Appropriations Committee released Tuesday.
-
Biden nominates Marine general as next commander of US forces in Africa
If confirmed, he would become the Marine Corps’ first Black four-star general.
-
Congress moves to establish electric vehicle pilot program for Defense Department
The House advanced legislation on Thursday that would require the Defense Department to set up a pilot program that would transition entire nontactical vehicle fleets at certain installations to electric vehicles.
-
The US is heavily reliant on China and Russia for its ammo supply chain. Congress wants to fix that.
The mineral antimony is critical to the defense-industrial supply chain and is needed to produce everything from armor-piercing bullets and explosives to nuclear weapons as well as sundry other military equipment, such as night vision goggles.
-
US nuclear commander backs sea-launched cruise missile Biden would cancel
The head of US Strategic Command, which oversees the nuclear arsenal, reiterated to Congress that he still supports the sea-launched cruise missile nuclear development program (SLCM-N) despite the Joe Biden administration’s proposal to cancel the project.



