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Air Force

Weapons Programs Take a Hit After Lawmakers Reduce NDAA by $5 Billion

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015

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Weapons Programs Take a Hit After Lawmakers Reduce NDAA by $5 Billion

The Air Force’s new bomber, Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and MQ-9 Reaper were among the weapons programs affected when lawmakers on Monday evening chopped $5 billion from the National Defense Authorization Act to bring the bill in line with the budget agreement.The deal permits Congress to appropriate $607 billion—$548 billion in base budget authority and about $59 billion in overseas contingency operations (OCO) funds—for defense in fiscal year 2016, an amount that falls short of the $612 billion sought by President…

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MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]