The House has voted to extend federal transportation funding through Nov. 20 under a three-week stopgap measure that aims to prevent interruptions in highway infrastructure projects, The Hill reported Tuesday. Keith Laing
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The Senate has sent the proposed $612 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016 to the White House with a 70-27 vote that includes 20 from Democratic senators, The Hill reported
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Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said the acquisition reform language under debate in the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 2016 have mostly been removed following talks between lawmakers, Defense News reported Tuesday. Aaron
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The Senate voted 73-26 to advance the proposed $612 billion National Defense Authorization Act for 2016Â toward a final vote later this week amid talks of an expected presidential veto on the bill,
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has recommended a veto of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016 if it reaches the White House in its present form, The Hill reported Wednesday.
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Congress continues to work on measures that will help prevent a government shutdown as the end of the fiscal year nears without a long-term budget deal in place, Defense News reported Saturday. Leo
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The Office of Management and Budget has told federal agencies to prepare for the possibility of a government shutdown after Sept. 30 if funding expires, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Nicole Ogrysko writes that with
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The Senate will mull a $1.02 trillion stopgap measure that adds $74.7 billion for the military’s overseas contingency operations and funds the government through Dec. 11, Defense News reported Tuesday. Joe Gould writes
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The U.S. Air Force would feel greater and potentially worse effects from a continuing resolution than a full-year budget for fiscal 2016, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told Defense News in an interview published
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Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas), chairman of the Republican Study Committee, has outlined the provisions in a new omnibus appropriations bill that he said will fully fund national security efforts in fiscal year 2016.
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