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Analyst: With ballooning costs for a smaller Navy, can it really afford 355 ships?
The Navy wants 355 ships but budget trends raise questions about whether the Navy could possibly afford to operate and maintain a fleet of that size, an influential defense budget analyst said Thursday.
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Air Force chief: Budget caps would ‘devastate the Air Force’
Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein says sequestration would be worst case scenario for the service, but a long-term continuing resolution would also have serious implications.
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Will tax reform hurt Trump’s military buildup? GOP defense hawks are shrugging it off
The White House-backed tax plan is projected to increase the deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next decade, but Senate defense hawks are saying that they’re not worried steeper deficits will squeeze future military spending.
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After holiday break, shutdown threat looms for Congress
After Congress returns from its Thanksgiving recess, budget forecasters are hoping for a year-end spending deal, a pre-Christmas miracle to avert a government shutdown.
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New military budget includes billions for submarine industry
Awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature is a bill authorizing a $700 billion budget for the military, including billions for Connecticut’s submarine industrial base and more attack submarines.
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Trump’s hurricane relief request adds $1B to fix military facilities
The White House has asked Congress for $44 billion in additional relief for this year’s hurricanes.
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Defense hawks call for $700B defense top line as congressional budget negotiations start
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain and his House counterpart are demanding congressional budget negotiators support the $700 billion top line of their 2018 defense policy bill.
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Congress sends Trump $700 billion military spending bill
Congress on Thursday sent President Donald Trump a sweeping defense policy bill authorizing a $700 billion budget for the military, including billions of dollars more for missile defense programs to counter the growing nuclear weapons threat from North Korea.
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Space Corps is out in House version of defense policy bill
The U.S. House voted on Tuesday to approve a $700 billion defense authorization plan for fiscal 2018 that rejects a proposed military service focused on space.
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A national security case for tax reform [Commentary]
Supporters of tax cuts are merely pushing future defense spending cuts to the future by eliminating revenues to pay for them.
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Analyst: With ballooning costs for a smaller Navy, can it really afford 355 ships?
The Navy wants 355 ships but budget trends raise questions about whether the Navy could possibly afford to operate and maintain a fleet of that size, an influential defense budget analyst said Thursday.
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Air Force chief: Budget caps would ‘devastate the Air Force’
Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein says sequestration would be worst case scenario for the service, but a long-term continuing resolution would also have serious implications.
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Will tax reform hurt Trump’s military buildup? GOP defense hawks are shrugging it off
The White House-backed tax plan is projected to increase the deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next decade, but Senate defense hawks are saying that they’re not worried steeper deficits will squeeze future military spending.
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After holiday break, shutdown threat looms for Congress
After Congress returns from its Thanksgiving recess, budget forecasters are hoping for a year-end spending deal, a pre-Christmas miracle to avert a government shutdown.
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New military budget includes billions for submarine industry
Awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature is a bill authorizing a $700 billion budget for the military, including billions for Connecticut’s submarine industrial base and more attack submarines.
-
Trump’s hurricane relief request adds $1B to fix military facilities
The White House has asked Congress for $44 billion in additional relief for this year’s hurricanes.
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Defense hawks call for $700B defense top line as congressional budget negotiations start
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain and his House counterpart are demanding congressional budget negotiators support the $700 billion top line of their 2018 defense policy bill.
-
Congress sends Trump $700 billion military spending bill
Congress on Thursday sent President Donald Trump a sweeping defense policy bill authorizing a $700 billion budget for the military, including billions of dollars more for missile defense programs to counter the growing nuclear weapons threat from North Korea.
-
Space Corps is out in House version of defense policy bill
The U.S. House voted on Tuesday to approve a $700 billion defense authorization plan for fiscal 2018 that rejects a proposed military service focused on space.
-
A national security case for tax reform [Commentary]
Supporters of tax cuts are merely pushing future defense spending cuts to the future by eliminating revenues to pay for them.
-
Analyst: With ballooning costs for a smaller Navy, can it really afford 355 ships?
The Navy wants 355 ships but budget trends raise questions about whether the Navy could possibly afford to operate and maintain a fleet of that size, an influential defense budget analyst said Thursday.
-
Air Force chief: Budget caps would ‘devastate the Air Force’
Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein says sequestration would be worst case scenario for the service, but a long-term continuing resolution would also have serious implications.
-
Will tax reform hurt Trump’s military buildup? GOP defense hawks are shrugging it off
The White House-backed tax plan is projected to increase the deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next decade, but Senate defense hawks are saying that they’re not worried steeper deficits will squeeze future military spending.
-
After holiday break, shutdown threat looms for Congress
After Congress returns from its Thanksgiving recess, budget forecasters are hoping for a year-end spending deal, a pre-Christmas miracle to avert a government shutdown.
-
New military budget includes billions for submarine industry
Awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature is a bill authorizing a $700 billion budget for the military, including billions for Connecticut’s submarine industrial base and more attack submarines.
-
Trump’s hurricane relief request adds $1B to fix military facilities
The White House has asked Congress for $44 billion in additional relief for this year’s hurricanes.
-
Defense hawks call for $700B defense top line as congressional budget negotiations start
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain and his House counterpart are demanding congressional budget negotiators support the $700 billion top line of their 2018 defense policy bill.
-
Congress sends Trump $700 billion military spending bill
Congress on Thursday sent President Donald Trump a sweeping defense policy bill authorizing a $700 billion budget for the military, including billions of dollars more for missile defense programs to counter the growing nuclear weapons threat from North Korea.
-
Space Corps is out in House version of defense policy bill
The U.S. House voted on Tuesday to approve a $700 billion defense authorization plan for fiscal 2018 that rejects a proposed military service focused on space.
-
A national security case for tax reform [Commentary]
Supporters of tax cuts are merely pushing future defense spending cuts to the future by eliminating revenues to pay for them.
