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Compromise NDAA Ratchets Up Authorized Budget For DoE Nuclear Weapons; Allows Retirement of Some Bombs

Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

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Compromise NDAA Ratchets Up Authorized Budget For DoE Nuclear Weapons; Allows Retirement of Some Bombs

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A compromise National Defense Authorization Act released late Tuesday would authorize the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to spend some $880 million more than requested, more than the House or Senate had proposed individually. The House Rules Committee reconvened at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, during which time the committee planned to write the rules of debate necessary to bring this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to the House floor for a vote. The House and Senate much…

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Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

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Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

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Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]