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Defense authorization bill delayed until after election
A bipartisan compromise and vote on the 2021 defense policy bill isn’t likely before the Nov. 3 elections―but it should come “quickly” afterwards, the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican said Wednesday.
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GOP’s ‘targeted’ stimulus doesn’t include defense dollars
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has introduced and set up a floor vote for a leaner Republican coronavirus relief bill, but it does not contain the billions of dollars the defense industry has sought to diffuse the economic impact of the pandemic.
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Budget dysfunction threatens delays to US Navy’s Columbia program
Barring congressional action, a stopgap spending measure would inject delays into the Columbia-class submarine program.
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Ball’s in Russia’s court on New START extension, says DoD official
New START, which limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, expires Feb. 5 unless the U.S. and Russia agree to extend it.
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F-35 program costs are evolving, and these savings matter
In an era of increased military competition and during a period of tremendous budgetary constraints, incremental savings across a large enterprise program matter.
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US nuclear weapons budget could skyrocket if Russia treaty ends
The New START nuclear pact’s demise could cost the Department of Defense as much as $439 billion for modernization, plus $28 billion in annual maintenance costs, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report published Tuesday.
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Trump administration sends mixed signals on nuclear weapons budgeting
Defense hawks in Congress are pushing a contentious plan to give the Pentagon a stronger hand in crafting nuclear weapons budgets, but the Trump administration has been sending mixed signals over recent weeks.
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The defense industry remains in dire straits. Congress must pass another relief package.
The additional costs to respond to COVID-19 were not part of the original contracts the companies are currently performing.
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Pentagon wins brief waiver from government’s Huawei ban
The Trump administration is granting the Pentagon a temporary waiver of government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, according to a memo obtained by Defense News.
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Congress has secretly blocked US arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years
Four key members of Congress, either individually or collectively, have quietly frozen all major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years.
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Defense authorization bill delayed until after election
A bipartisan compromise and vote on the 2021 defense policy bill isn’t likely before the Nov. 3 elections―but it should come “quickly” afterwards, the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican said Wednesday.
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GOP’s ‘targeted’ stimulus doesn’t include defense dollars
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has introduced and set up a floor vote for a leaner Republican coronavirus relief bill, but it does not contain the billions of dollars the defense industry has sought to diffuse the economic impact of the pandemic.
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Budget dysfunction threatens delays to US Navy’s Columbia program
Barring congressional action, a stopgap spending measure would inject delays into the Columbia-class submarine program.
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Ball’s in Russia’s court on New START extension, says DoD official
New START, which limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, expires Feb. 5 unless the U.S. and Russia agree to extend it.
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F-35 program costs are evolving, and these savings matter
In an era of increased military competition and during a period of tremendous budgetary constraints, incremental savings across a large enterprise program matter.
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US nuclear weapons budget could skyrocket if Russia treaty ends
The New START nuclear pact’s demise could cost the Department of Defense as much as $439 billion for modernization, plus $28 billion in annual maintenance costs, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report published Tuesday.
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Trump administration sends mixed signals on nuclear weapons budgeting
Defense hawks in Congress are pushing a contentious plan to give the Pentagon a stronger hand in crafting nuclear weapons budgets, but the Trump administration has been sending mixed signals over recent weeks.
-
The defense industry remains in dire straits. Congress must pass another relief package.
The additional costs to respond to COVID-19 were not part of the original contracts the companies are currently performing.
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Pentagon wins brief waiver from government’s Huawei ban
The Trump administration is granting the Pentagon a temporary waiver of government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, according to a memo obtained by Defense News.
-
Congress has secretly blocked US arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years
Four key members of Congress, either individually or collectively, have quietly frozen all major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years.
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Defense authorization bill delayed until after election
A bipartisan compromise and vote on the 2021 defense policy bill isn’t likely before the Nov. 3 elections―but it should come “quickly” afterwards, the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican said Wednesday.
-
GOP’s ‘targeted’ stimulus doesn’t include defense dollars
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has introduced and set up a floor vote for a leaner Republican coronavirus relief bill, but it does not contain the billions of dollars the defense industry has sought to diffuse the economic impact of the pandemic.
-
Budget dysfunction threatens delays to US Navy’s Columbia program
Barring congressional action, a stopgap spending measure would inject delays into the Columbia-class submarine program.
-
Ball’s in Russia’s court on New START extension, says DoD official
New START, which limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, expires Feb. 5 unless the U.S. and Russia agree to extend it.
-
F-35 program costs are evolving, and these savings matter
In an era of increased military competition and during a period of tremendous budgetary constraints, incremental savings across a large enterprise program matter.
-
US nuclear weapons budget could skyrocket if Russia treaty ends
The New START nuclear pact’s demise could cost the Department of Defense as much as $439 billion for modernization, plus $28 billion in annual maintenance costs, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report published Tuesday.
-
Trump administration sends mixed signals on nuclear weapons budgeting
Defense hawks in Congress are pushing a contentious plan to give the Pentagon a stronger hand in crafting nuclear weapons budgets, but the Trump administration has been sending mixed signals over recent weeks.
-
The defense industry remains in dire straits. Congress must pass another relief package.
The additional costs to respond to COVID-19 were not part of the original contracts the companies are currently performing.
-
Pentagon wins brief waiver from government’s Huawei ban
The Trump administration is granting the Pentagon a temporary waiver of government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, according to a memo obtained by Defense News.
-
Congress has secretly blocked US arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years
Four key members of Congress, either individually or collectively, have quietly frozen all major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years.



