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CongressTrump Signs Bill To End Shutdown, As Work Awaits On FY ‘26 NDAA, Defense Appropriations
President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening signed a bill to end the longest-ever government shutdown, as work still awaits in Congress to finish the final fiscal year 2026 defense policy […]
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CongressSenate’s Deal To End Shutdown Funds Military Construction, Flexibilities For E-7, Shipbuilding
The Senate is moving ahead on a deal to end the shutdown with a stopgap funding measure that includes spending flexibilities for the E-7 Wedgetail and prior year shipbuilding programs […]
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CongressSASC Presses CAPE Director Nominee To Finish Required Reforms, Avoid Biases
The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Thursday pressed the nominee to lead the Pentagon’s independent cost analysis efforts to finish carrying out required reforms for the […]
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CongressSen. Mullin “Pretty Confident” Government Will Open By End Of Week
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in the halls of the Capitol Tuesday that Congress will likely vote to open the government by […]
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CongressWittman: Number Of USAF Fighters Below Congressionally Mandated Inventory, But New Study Raises Hopes
While the U.S. Air Force remains below a fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act enacted floor of 1,145 Primary Aircraft Inventory (PMAI) fighters, a new 10-year fighter force structure study […]
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Nuclear ModernizationWarren Asks STRATCOM Nominee To “Not Stand In The Way” Of Independent Studies On Sentinel
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) last week asked President Donald Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) not to “shield” nuclear weapons programs “from independent oversight.” During the confirmation […]
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CongressRep. Smith Argues “Don’t Have Any More Of These Hegseth-Inspired Pauses” in Ukraine Aid
While the amount of Defense Department aid for Ukraine is enough, the nation may need the U.S. to bolster its contribution in the coming months, according to Rep. Adam Smith […]
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CongressNominee To Lead DoD Mission Capabilities Wants More Experimentation Events
More experimentation to find and fix system problems early would boost the Defense Department’s goal of speeding the delivery of new capabilities to military forces in the field, the nominee […]
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Repurposing Of Reconciliation Funds For DoD Not A Solution, PSC Says
Using fiscal 2025 reconciliation law dollars to plug Defense Department fiscal holes from the government funding hiatus is untenable, warns the Professional Services Council (PSC), a group of 400 federal […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHouse Dems “Urgently Demand” End To Furloughs As Labs Send Workers Home
House lawmakers last week condemned the furloughs of 1,400 of Energy Department’s semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) workers in a letter to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and NNSA […]