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Key senator eyes clean energy provisions in defense authorization bill
A key senator on the Armed Services Committee is introducing legislation to strengthen emissions reduction targets at the world’s largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels: the Defense Department.
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Defense firms push Congress for Pentagon budget increase over inflation
U.S. defense and aerospace firms are asking Congress for a defense budget for 2023 that exceeds inflation by 3 to 5 percent and challenged lawmakers to pass their annual defense bills by Sept 30.
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Congress and Pentagon seek to shore up strategic mineral stockpile dominated by China
Congress has repeatedly authorized multi-million-dollar sell-offs of the U.S. strategic minerals stockpile over the past several decades, but Washington’s increased anxiety over Chinese domination of resources critical to the defense industrial base has prompted lawmakers to reverse course and shore up the reserve.
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Republicans lay battle lines over Biden’s plan to retire B83 megaton bomb
Congressional Republicans are pushing back against the president’s plan to retire an aging nuclear weapon, decrying the effort during a series of hearings this week dedicated to the administration’s fiscal 2023 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy.
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Here are the high-end weapons Zelenskyy hopes the new Ukraine aid bill will provide
The Senate has passed a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine that will enable the Biden administration to transfer more advanced, high-end weapons systems in order to counter Russia.
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Senate confirms defense official tasked with overseeing Ukraine aid logistics
The Senate has confirmed a Defense Department official who will be tasked with overseeing the logistics of the sprawling, multifaceted effort to deliver military equipment to Ukraine in the war against Russia.
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Greece seeks to join F-35 program as it lobbies against Turkey F-16 sale
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the White House and Congress this week to make to make his country’s case for acquiring the F-35 stealth fighter jet while lobbying against Turkey’s attempts to upgrade and acquire its aging fleet of F-16 aircraft.
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House passes $40 billion Ukraine aid package
Congress has coalesced around a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine that the House will vote on tonight – opting to provide Kyiv with $7 billion more in funding than what President Joe Biden initially had asked for in his supplemental request last month.
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US nuclear commander warns of deterrence ‘crisis’ against Russia and China
The head of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the nuclear arsenal, warned Congress Wednesday Washington faces a deterrence crisis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s rapid nuclear modernization efforts.
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Pentagon says inflation has made one company request to cancel a long-term contract
The Pentagon acknowledges the impacts a record 40-year-high inflationary spiral has had on its defense contract negotiations, in a letter submitted to congressional Republicans who criticized the FY23 budget request for underestimating the inflation rate.
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Key senator eyes clean energy provisions in defense authorization bill
A key senator on the Armed Services Committee is introducing legislation to strengthen emissions reduction targets at the world’s largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels: the Defense Department.
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Defense firms push Congress for Pentagon budget increase over inflation
U.S. defense and aerospace firms are asking Congress for a defense budget for 2023 that exceeds inflation by 3 to 5 percent and challenged lawmakers to pass their annual defense bills by Sept 30.
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Congress and Pentagon seek to shore up strategic mineral stockpile dominated by China
Congress has repeatedly authorized multi-million-dollar sell-offs of the U.S. strategic minerals stockpile over the past several decades, but Washington’s increased anxiety over Chinese domination of resources critical to the defense industrial base has prompted lawmakers to reverse course and shore up the reserve.
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Republicans lay battle lines over Biden’s plan to retire B83 megaton bomb
Congressional Republicans are pushing back against the president’s plan to retire an aging nuclear weapon, decrying the effort during a series of hearings this week dedicated to the administration’s fiscal 2023 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy.
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Here are the high-end weapons Zelenskyy hopes the new Ukraine aid bill will provide
The Senate has passed a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine that will enable the Biden administration to transfer more advanced, high-end weapons systems in order to counter Russia.
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Senate confirms defense official tasked with overseeing Ukraine aid logistics
The Senate has confirmed a Defense Department official who will be tasked with overseeing the logistics of the sprawling, multifaceted effort to deliver military equipment to Ukraine in the war against Russia.
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Greece seeks to join F-35 program as it lobbies against Turkey F-16 sale
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the White House and Congress this week to make to make his country’s case for acquiring the F-35 stealth fighter jet while lobbying against Turkey’s attempts to upgrade and acquire its aging fleet of F-16 aircraft.
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House passes $40 billion Ukraine aid package
Congress has coalesced around a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine that the House will vote on tonight – opting to provide Kyiv with $7 billion more in funding than what President Joe Biden initially had asked for in his supplemental request last month.
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US nuclear commander warns of deterrence ‘crisis’ against Russia and China
The head of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the nuclear arsenal, warned Congress Wednesday Washington faces a deterrence crisis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s rapid nuclear modernization efforts.
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Pentagon says inflation has made one company request to cancel a long-term contract
The Pentagon acknowledges the impacts a record 40-year-high inflationary spiral has had on its defense contract negotiations, in a letter submitted to congressional Republicans who criticized the FY23 budget request for underestimating the inflation rate.
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Key senator eyes clean energy provisions in defense authorization bill
A key senator on the Armed Services Committee is introducing legislation to strengthen emissions reduction targets at the world’s largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels: the Defense Department.
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Defense firms push Congress for Pentagon budget increase over inflation
U.S. defense and aerospace firms are asking Congress for a defense budget for 2023 that exceeds inflation by 3 to 5 percent and challenged lawmakers to pass their annual defense bills by Sept 30.
-
Congress and Pentagon seek to shore up strategic mineral stockpile dominated by China
Congress has repeatedly authorized multi-million-dollar sell-offs of the U.S. strategic minerals stockpile over the past several decades, but Washington’s increased anxiety over Chinese domination of resources critical to the defense industrial base has prompted lawmakers to reverse course and shore up the reserve.
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Republicans lay battle lines over Biden’s plan to retire B83 megaton bomb
Congressional Republicans are pushing back against the president’s plan to retire an aging nuclear weapon, decrying the effort during a series of hearings this week dedicated to the administration’s fiscal 2023 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy.
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Here are the high-end weapons Zelenskyy hopes the new Ukraine aid bill will provide
The Senate has passed a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine that will enable the Biden administration to transfer more advanced, high-end weapons systems in order to counter Russia.
-
Senate confirms defense official tasked with overseeing Ukraine aid logistics
The Senate has confirmed a Defense Department official who will be tasked with overseeing the logistics of the sprawling, multifaceted effort to deliver military equipment to Ukraine in the war against Russia.
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Greece seeks to join F-35 program as it lobbies against Turkey F-16 sale
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the White House and Congress this week to make to make his country’s case for acquiring the F-35 stealth fighter jet while lobbying against Turkey’s attempts to upgrade and acquire its aging fleet of F-16 aircraft.
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House passes $40 billion Ukraine aid package
Congress has coalesced around a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine that the House will vote on tonight – opting to provide Kyiv with $7 billion more in funding than what President Joe Biden initially had asked for in his supplemental request last month.
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US nuclear commander warns of deterrence ‘crisis’ against Russia and China
The head of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the nuclear arsenal, warned Congress Wednesday Washington faces a deterrence crisis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s rapid nuclear modernization efforts.
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Pentagon says inflation has made one company request to cancel a long-term contract
The Pentagon acknowledges the impacts a record 40-year-high inflationary spiral has had on its defense contract negotiations, in a letter submitted to congressional Republicans who criticized the FY23 budget request for underestimating the inflation rate.
