by defensecomm | Dec 22, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360
Congress and President Trump averted another holiday season government shutdown when he signed all 12 appropriations bills into law Friday, hours before stopgap spending was set to lapse. Lawmakers have promised to try to finish the fiscal year 2021 appropriations...
by defensecomm | Dec 19, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360
The Senate approved appropriations bills Thursday that had already cleared the House. “A lot of hard work brought this appropriations process back from the brink,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), said Wednesday, according to CQ. The White House has...
by defensecomm | Dec 17, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, News from ADC
Appropriations legislation that passed the House Tuesday and is expected to pass the Senate this week includes the first-ever round of funding for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP). DCIP has been a policy priority for ADC and its member communities...
by defensecomm | Dec 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360
The House will consider two spending packages on the floor Tuesday, including one that would allocate $693 billion for defense spending, about $18 billion more than current spending levels and slightly lower than the Administration’s initial request. Appropriators...
by defensecomm | Dec 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families
The defense appropriations measure the House will consider Tuesday is part of a four-bill package that also funds homeland security; commerce, justice and science; and financial services. According to a summary, the DOD spending portion: provides $50 million for the...
