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Exemption given for Navy to build nuclear sub in stopgap funding bill
The stopgap funding bill allows construction to begin on a second Columbia-class submarine as it threatens to fall behind schedule while a shutdown looms.
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Congress
Defense Secretary Austin’s salary cut to $1 under GOP budget plan
Democratic lawmakers decried the move as a childish political attack.
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GOP, Dems clash on multiyear munitions buys as shutdown looms
A niche appropriations debate on multiyear munitions buys has ballooned into one of the numerous partisan standoffs over the defense spending bill.
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House GOP in no rush to give more Ukraine aid after $6 billion error
Previously supportive Republicans are wary of passing more Ukraine aid, but the Pentagon says its accounting error allows it to transfer more weapons.
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Capitol Hill dysfunction threatens key defense initiatives
Congress' dysfunction is taking its toll on national security as a government shutdown looms and hundreds of officers can't take their posts.
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Freedom Caucus derails Pentagon spending bill, foreshadowing shutdown
Republican leaders pulled votes on the defense spending bill after failing to secure Freedom Caucus support, teeing up a possible shutdown next month.
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US Air Force prioritizing cloud-based command and control
“It’s really about prioritization, right?” Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey said. “How far can you get with the dollar you have available?”
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GOP defense budget’s abortion, diversity limits draw Biden veto threat
The political acrimony represents another serious division with less than three weeks to go before a federal funding lapse triggers a partial shutdown.
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US Air Force warns budget delays could jeopardize NGAS tanker fielding
“The longer you take to get started, obviously, that has back-end consequences,” Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter told Defense News.
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Air Force pushes for quickstart plan to launch programs without budget
The Senate added a slimmed-down version of this proposal to its NDAA, and the Air Force is talking to the House to ensure it stays in the final version.
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Top Armed Services Democrat sees hard path to pass final defense bill
At the Defense News Conference, Rep. Adam Smith outlined a rocky path forward on negotiating a final defense policy bill with several conservative riders.
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Replicator drone program needs no new money, Hicks says
“We’re not creating new bureaucracy, and we will not be asking for new money in [fiscal 20]24,” the deputy defense secretary says.
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Opinion
The avoidable consequences of a government shutdown
The real hostages, and eventual losers in this blame game, are not elected officials or single issues of contention; they are American taxpayers.
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Biden, Manchin at odds over revival of Pentagon cost-cutting office
The White House and Sen. Joe Manchin are at odds over reviving a high-ranking Pentagon office tasked with reforming the department's business practices.
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GOP defense bill bars Pentagon from enacting Biden’s climate orders
The House NDAA bars the Defense Department from implementing Biden's climate orders, but many of its activities that reduce emissions may continue anyway.
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US research interests closely tied to microelectronics industrial base
The Biden administration recently issued its research and development priorities for the fiscal 2025 budget.
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Government shutdown could hinge on fight over ‘woke’ military policies
Members of the House Freedom Caucus are demanding changes in Pentagon training and programs in exchange for their support of a budget deal.
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