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Budget

Senate Republicans Still Deeply Split on Whether to Alter, Repeal Sequestration Cuts

Mai Hanoon

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

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With less than a month left until the budget conference committee is expected to have a deal in place, it is clear there is no consensus among Senate Republicans, let alone within Congress, on whether to support sequestration as a debt-reduction tool or to eliminate the across-the-board cuts and their harmful effects on defense. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said during a foreign policy speech at the American Enterprise Institute Wednesday morning that sequestration cuts, on top of hundreds of billions…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]