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Defense Watch

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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Hill Bills. The heads of the House and Senate appropriations committees and their defense subpanels could meet as soon as this week to hash out a final agreement on the fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations bill. Many differences between the bills have been resolved, save some lingering sticking points, aides say. House Appropriations Defense subcommittee Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) tells reporters Oct. 8 that some lawmakers want to add…

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