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Homeland Security

House Panel Directs DHS S&T To Break Out Budget Request

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

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The House Appropriations Committee last week approved the $467 million budget request for the research and development account of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch but, unlike the request, directed specific funding for each division within the Homeland Security Research and Development Agency (HSARPA). The appropriators said that their budget “reinstitutes” the program planning breakout for HSARPA to enable additional oversight of programs. A report accompanying the committee’s markup of the FY ’14 DHS bill…

Congress

Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

Congress

‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]