Wall Funding Forces CR Passage In House; Senate Dems Stand Against Trump

Here we go again. Senate Democrats, opposed to pulling from military construction funds for the wall, set off a new budget battle.

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Navy Wary of Growing Costs While It Ramps Up Ops

Navy Wary of Growing Costs While It Ramps Up Ops
Navy Wary of Growing Costs While It Ramps Up Ops

The Navy is adding more ships as quickly as possible, even as it grapples with how it’s going to pay the costs to keep them afloat once it gets them, a top officer said.

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DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base

DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base
DoD 2020 Budget Looks to Fix Shipbuilding, Ammo Industrial Base

As the Pentagon starts pumping cash into shipyards and small weapons manufacturers, is it enough to save some ailing production lines?

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Carrier Cutback Plan ‘Mind Boggling’: Sen. Kaine

Carrier Cutback Plan ‘Mind Boggling’: Sen. Kaine
Carrier Cutback Plan ‘Mind Boggling’: Sen. Kaine

Two top congressmen joined Virginia’s Sen. Kaine in rejecting the Pentagon’s proposal to retire the USS Truman two decades early.

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Two LPD Amphibious Ships Cut From 2020 Budget Plan

Two LPD Amphibious Ships Cut From 2020 Budget Plan
Two LPD Amphibious Ships Cut From 2020 Budget Plan

Are big, expensive vessels like amphibious ships and carriers too vulnerable in a long-range missile war with Russia or China?

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Shutdown Snarls DoD’s 2020 Budget; When Will Congress See It?

Shutdown Snarls DoD’s 2020 Budget; When Will Congress See It?
Shutdown Snarls DoD’s 2020 Budget; When Will Congress See It?

UPDATED: Trump Announces Government Reopens For 3 Weeks WASHINGTON: The Pentagon won’t be able to release its fiscal year 2020 budget on Feb. 4 as previously planned because it has been caught up in the melee caused down by the 35-day government shutdown. The budget release could be delayed at least one month. The missed…

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