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2017 Defense Bill Heads To Vote: Adds $3.2B, 16k Army Soldiers

UPDATED CAPITOL HILL: House and Senate conferees have agreed to an almost $619 billion defense budget that stops steep cuts in the US Army, eliminates 110 generals and admirals, makes US Cyber Command independent, and cuts the Pentagon’s most powerful position in two. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 — which began […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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Spending Bill Delay Would Trip Up Nuclear Missile Sub: CR Vs. ORP

CRYSTAL CITY: If Congress doesn’t pass the annual defense spending bill — already 26 days overdue — by January 1st, the Navy’s top priority program may miss its sailing date 14 years from now. The Ohio Replacement SSBN submarine, which will carry 70 percent of American nuclear warheads, “will come to almost a screeching halt” without […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.