by ADC | May 21, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The House Appropriations Committee advanced its draft $690.2 billion fiscal 2020 defense spending bill Tuesday, CQ reported. The Democrat-crafted bill includes a 2% increase over fiscal 2019 defense spending, allocating $622.1 billion to DOD’s base budget with another...
by ADC | May 21, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is nominating Barbara Barrett, a former chairman of the Aerospace Corporation, as the next Air Force secretary. “I am pleased to announce my nomination of Barbara Barrett of Arizona, and former member of the Aerospace...
by ADC | May 21, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said he pulled his controversial proposal for harbor maintenance funding from the stalled disaster aid bill after meeting with President Donald Trump Monday, CQ reported. Senate and House lawmakers appeared to be...
by ADC | May 20, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate Armed Services Committee kicked off Capitol Hill’s defense legislative activity Monday afternoon as the Readiness subcommittee began markups of the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act in a closed Monday afternoon session. Tuesday morning the...
by ADC | May 20, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The House Defense Appropriations subcommittee has allocated $15 million for the creation of a new military space force in its fiscal 2020 appropriations bill, Roll Call reported Monday. If the House Appropriations Committee’s full $690.2 defense spending bill is...