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HASC NDAA Would Limit Travel Funds Until SecDef, SecNav Provide Update On Sea-Launched Nuke

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, September 1st, 2021

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HASC NDAA Would Limit Travel Funds Until SecDef, SecNav Provide Update On Sea-Launched Nuke

A pair of amendments adopted to the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the next defense policy bill would limit the travel budgets of the Defense Secretary and Navy Secretary’s offices until the panel is briefed on the latest plans for the sea-launched nuclear cruise missile (SLCM) program. Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), ranking member on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, introduced the two directives which aim to provide greater oversight into the SLCM program after the service’s previous acting secretary proposed…

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Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

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Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]