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Senate Panel Wants To Reverse Some House Cuts To DHS

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

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The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) plans to weigh a spending plan today that would cut the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) budget request, for items including Coast Guard ships, less than the House has proposed. The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee (SAC-HS) approved yesterday a fiscal year 2012 appropriations bill for DHS that would set agency funding at $41 billion, which it interprets as $2.6 billion below President Barack Obama’s request and $408 million more than the bill the Republican-controlled…

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

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House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

The House on Wednesday narrowly voted to pass its $1.15 trillion version of the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill […]

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Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

Senate appropriators have pressed Pentagon leadership on the decision to include funds in the Iran war supplemental request for items beyond the current military operation, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]