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Congress directs DoD to build interim homeland missile defense interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency is racing toward a competition to develop a Next-Generation Interceptor and a regional defense underlay for homeland missile defense, but Congress has other plans.
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Congress seeks shake-up in electromagnetic spectrum operations
The FY21 NDAA is requiring the secretary of defense to transfer electromagnetic spectrum operations responsibilities away from the commander of Strategic Command.
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Compromise defense bill confronts a rising China
Eyeing China’s rise as a global military and economic power, lawmakers unveiled a compromise defense policy bill Thursday that targets China on multiple fronts, with $6.9 billion prescribed for a new Pacific Deterrence Initiative over two years.
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Senate to vote on banning $23 billion UAE arms sales next week
The Senate will vote next week on legislation to halt the Trump administration’s $23 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets, Reaper drones and munitions to the United Arab Emirates, a lawmaker says.
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Is Trump ‘foolish enough’ to veto the defense bill?
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said he believes President Donald Trump would veto the bill but warned it “would be a huge political mistake.”
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Congress advances defense bill, bucking Trump’s veto threats
Congress is moving ahead with its annual defense policy bill without repealing a prized legal shield for social media companies, testing President Trump’s threat to veto the bill.
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Rogers backed as House Armed Services ranking member
House Republicans are backing Rep. Mike Rogers to replace Rep. Mac Thornberry as the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee next Congress, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Defense bill snagged in Trump’s war on social media protections
President Donald Trump has again threatened to veto this year’s defense policy bill, this time over the tech industry’s prized liability shield.
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After Trump, Congress could chafe at retired officers leading the Pentagon
Getting a congressional waiver let Jim Mattis lead the Pentagon. Getting another waiver might be more difficult.
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Protecting America’s military prowess requires an embrace of lead-free electronics
The U.S. defense community’s continuing reliance on lead-based electronics puts the nation’s technological superiority and military readiness at risk.
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Congress directs DoD to build interim homeland missile defense interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency is racing toward a competition to develop a Next-Generation Interceptor and a regional defense underlay for homeland missile defense, but Congress has other plans.
-
Congress seeks shake-up in electromagnetic spectrum operations
The FY21 NDAA is requiring the secretary of defense to transfer electromagnetic spectrum operations responsibilities away from the commander of Strategic Command.
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Compromise defense bill confronts a rising China
Eyeing China’s rise as a global military and economic power, lawmakers unveiled a compromise defense policy bill Thursday that targets China on multiple fronts, with $6.9 billion prescribed for a new Pacific Deterrence Initiative over two years.
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Senate to vote on banning $23 billion UAE arms sales next week
The Senate will vote next week on legislation to halt the Trump administration’s $23 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets, Reaper drones and munitions to the United Arab Emirates, a lawmaker says.
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Is Trump ‘foolish enough’ to veto the defense bill?
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said he believes President Donald Trump would veto the bill but warned it “would be a huge political mistake.”
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Congress advances defense bill, bucking Trump’s veto threats
Congress is moving ahead with its annual defense policy bill without repealing a prized legal shield for social media companies, testing President Trump’s threat to veto the bill.
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Rogers backed as House Armed Services ranking member
House Republicans are backing Rep. Mike Rogers to replace Rep. Mac Thornberry as the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee next Congress, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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Defense bill snagged in Trump’s war on social media protections
President Donald Trump has again threatened to veto this year’s defense policy bill, this time over the tech industry’s prized liability shield.
-
After Trump, Congress could chafe at retired officers leading the Pentagon
Getting a congressional waiver let Jim Mattis lead the Pentagon. Getting another waiver might be more difficult.
-
Protecting America’s military prowess requires an embrace of lead-free electronics
The U.S. defense community’s continuing reliance on lead-based electronics puts the nation’s technological superiority and military readiness at risk.
-
Congress directs DoD to build interim homeland missile defense interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency is racing toward a competition to develop a Next-Generation Interceptor and a regional defense underlay for homeland missile defense, but Congress has other plans.
-
Congress seeks shake-up in electromagnetic spectrum operations
The FY21 NDAA is requiring the secretary of defense to transfer electromagnetic spectrum operations responsibilities away from the commander of Strategic Command.
-
Compromise defense bill confronts a rising China
Eyeing China’s rise as a global military and economic power, lawmakers unveiled a compromise defense policy bill Thursday that targets China on multiple fronts, with $6.9 billion prescribed for a new Pacific Deterrence Initiative over two years.
-
Senate to vote on banning $23 billion UAE arms sales next week
The Senate will vote next week on legislation to halt the Trump administration’s $23 billion sale of F-35 fighter jets, Reaper drones and munitions to the United Arab Emirates, a lawmaker says.
-
Is Trump ‘foolish enough’ to veto the defense bill?
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said he believes President Donald Trump would veto the bill but warned it “would be a huge political mistake.”
-
Congress advances defense bill, bucking Trump’s veto threats
Congress is moving ahead with its annual defense policy bill without repealing a prized legal shield for social media companies, testing President Trump’s threat to veto the bill.
-
Rogers backed as House Armed Services ranking member
House Republicans are backing Rep. Mike Rogers to replace Rep. Mac Thornberry as the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee next Congress, according to a source familiar with the situation.
-
Defense bill snagged in Trump’s war on social media protections
President Donald Trump has again threatened to veto this year’s defense policy bill, this time over the tech industry’s prized liability shield.
-
After Trump, Congress could chafe at retired officers leading the Pentagon
Getting a congressional waiver let Jim Mattis lead the Pentagon. Getting another waiver might be more difficult.
-
Protecting America’s military prowess requires an embrace of lead-free electronics
The U.S. defense community’s continuing reliance on lead-based electronics puts the nation’s technological superiority and military readiness at risk.
