The House voted 270-156 Thursday to pass a bill that authorizes $612 billion in Defense Department spending for this fiscal year, The Hill newspaper reported Thursday. Kristina Wong and Rebecca Kheel write
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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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Sixty-eight security analysts, technology firms and civil society organizations have formed a coalition to block passage of a Senate bill that calls for cyber threat intelligence sharing between the government and industry.
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has said the House and Senate Armed Services committees could finish reconciling differences in their versions of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act as early as this week,
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Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has said he is “pretty certain” that Congress will consider a compromise on defense budget to lift the threat of fiscal 2016 sequestration, Defense News reported Monday.
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