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Plans for bigger defense budget get boost after House authorization bill vote

The $740 billion defense authorization bill draft now awaits compromise work with the Senate, with a goal of final passage later this year.

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Next-gen ICBM survives defunding attempt in House

The House on Thursday rejected a measure targeting the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program.

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House passes $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome system in blowout vote

The House passed legislation overwhelmingly to provide $1 billion to Israel to restock its Iron Dome short-range missile defense system just days after Democrats removed the funding from a broad stopgap spending bill.

Lawmakers consider linking Iron Dome with Palestinian aid in continuing resolution

Senate Democrats are discussing whether to pair new funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system with aid for the Palestinians after $1 billon for system was cut from a stopgap spending patch that passed the House on Tuesday.

House takes up progressive-led defense spending cuts this week

House progressives will have a few chances to hold down the defense budget this week, but it’s going to be an uphill fight.

Biden to nominate former House staffer as Army acquisition boss

President Joe Biden will nominate Douglas Bush, a former lead House Armed Services Committee staffer, as the Army’s acquisition chief, the White House announced Tuesday.

$1B Iron Dome fund stripped from new continuing resolution

A proposal to send Israel $1 billion for the Iron Dome air defense system has been cut out of a stopgap government funding bill, meant to avoid a government shutdown after Sept. 30, in order to ease its passage in the House.

New vaccine mandate raises questions for defense contractors

The new federal vaccine requirement announced by President Joe Biden has fueled questions from employers, including defense contractors, about how the mandate will work and whether they could lose employees as a result.

New pact with the US and UK is set to sink Australia’s historic submarine buy from France

The U.S. and UK will aid Australia’s ambitions for a nuclear-powered submarine fleet as part of a new trilateral security partnership that leaders of the three counties are set to announce Wednesday.

Industry, lawmakers push to extend and expand COVID reimbursements

Prized pandemic protections for defense contractors would be made permanent under the House’s defense policy bill, up for floor consideration next week.

GOP lawmaker threatens to delay Biden national security nominees over Afghanistan

The threat from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., comes amid bipartisan congressional criticism of the Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal strategy.

US Navy, seeking energetics breakthroughs, releases new requirements

A public-private partnership focused on accelerating tech breakthroughs for energetics has released its first requirements document, focused on hypersonic weapons and other munitions.

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The $740 billion defense authorization bill draft now awaits compromise work with the Senate, with a goal of final passage later this year.

The House on Thursday rejected a measure targeting the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program.

The House passed legislation overwhelmingly to provide $1 billion to Israel to restock its Iron Dome short-range missile defense system just days after Democrats removed the funding from a broad stopgap spending bill.

Senate Democrats are discussing whether to pair new funding for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system with aid for the Palestinians after $1 billon for system was cut from a stopgap spending patch that passed the House on Tuesday.

House progressives will have a few chances to hold down the defense budget this week, but it’s going to be an uphill fight.

President Joe Biden will nominate Douglas Bush, a former lead House Armed Services Committee staffer, as the Army’s acquisition chief, the White House announced Tuesday.

A proposal to send Israel $1 billion for the Iron Dome air defense system has been cut out of a stopgap government funding bill, meant to avoid a government shutdown after Sept. 30, in order to ease its passage in the House.

The new federal vaccine requirement announced by President Joe Biden has fueled questions from employers, including defense contractors, about how the mandate will work and whether they could lose employees as a result.

The U.S. and UK will aid Australia’s ambitions for a nuclear-powered submarine fleet as part of a new trilateral security partnership that leaders of the three counties are set to announce Wednesday.

Prized pandemic protections for defense contractors would be made permanent under the House’s defense policy bill, up for floor consideration next week.

The threat from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., comes amid bipartisan congressional criticism of the Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal strategy.

A public-private partnership focused on accelerating tech breakthroughs for energetics has released its first requirements document, focused on hypersonic weapons and other munitions.

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