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Coast Guard Pick Prodded On Deepwater, HS Oversight

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Friday, March 19th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford Senators told the Coast Guard commandant nominee yesterday that if confirmed he must continue righting the Deepwater acquisition program and addressing homeland-security demands. Vice Adm. Robert Papp, President Barack Obama's pick to succeed Adm. Thad Allen as head of the Coast Guard, during his confirmation hearing lamented that "after eight years of unprecedented budget growth, the Coast Guard, unfortunately, is still plagued with much the same obsolete equipment" from years' past. Citing the Coast Guard's increased mission…

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Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]

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House Heads For Recess Without Moving On NDAA After Procedural Vote Fails

The House will leave for the Fourth of July recess without moving forward on its $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with a procedural vote to […]