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Many pro-defense Democrats voted against the traditionally bipartisan NDAA, after Republicans added conservative social riders to the bill.
By Valerie Insinna and Michael Marrow
The policy, spearheaded by the House, will require agreement from the Senate before it stands a chance at becoming law.
By Justin Katz
A second operational fighter is expected to be delivered “in the next couple of weeks,” according to a Boeing spokesperson, averting a potential schedule breach for the F-15EX program.
By Michael Marrow
The $883.7 billion bill makes several major changes to President Joe Biden’s FY25 budget request, including a more narrow approach to transferring Air National Guard units into the Space Force. But budgetary matters will ultimately be decided by congressional appropriators.
By Michael Marrow, Ashley Roque, Justin Katz and Theresa Hitchens
“I’m not looking in any way, shape, or form to re-litigate how we got here, where to place blame. I don’t care. At this point, I don’t care,” said Rep. Rob Wittman.
By Michael Marrow
The legislation proposes that if one office in the department officially deems a “cloud-based platform, service, or application” is sufficiently cybersecure to use, then all parts of DoD can accept this ATO.
By Carley Welch
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In “my opinion, the Navy is looking backwards, not forwards, in terms of what’s actually happening in the shipyards with this proposal,” the Democrat said of the Navy’s submarine budget proposal.
By Justin Katz
Conservative lawmakers successfully added numerous riders into the final legislation on Thursday and Friday, sinking most Democratic support.
By Justin Katz
With a GOP-controlled House and a Democrat-controlled Senate, nothing in the bill is final until the last minute conference negotiations are completed, but here are the key issues to watch.
By Justin Katz, Ashley Roque and Jaspreet Gill
The full-throated support by Armed Services Committee lawmakers could foreshadow Force Design 2030’s future when its biggest proponent leaves the Marine Corps.
By Justin Katz
The commission was supposed to be up and running by March, but that deadline came and went. Only three of eight members have been announced.
By Justin Katz
The House and Senate are both expected to vote on the final bill next week.
By Justin Katz and Aaron Mehta
Responding to sharp criticism of his former service — in print in a Breaking Defense op-ed and implied in new legislation — retired Adm. James Foggo says the Navy needs support, not more onerous oversight.
By James Foggo
In this op-ed, Elaine McCusker and John Ferrari of AEI explain that by not passing the defense bills, Congress is putting national security at risk.
By Elaine McCusker and John Ferrari