by ADC | May 8, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The House Appropriations Committee cited its authority as a coequal branch of government in proposing Wednesday to block DOD funding for southern border barrier construction, CQ reported. According to a panel report accompanying the committee’s draft $108.1 billion...
by ADC | May 8, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Navy Under Secretary Thomas Modly said Tuesday it remains unknown what budget cuts will be necessary to refuel the aircraft carrier USS Truman but that DOD is now searching “across all the services’ budgets” for its options, USNI News reported. The Navy had requested...
by ADC | May 7, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
House Appropriations Committee leaders introduced Tuesday the details of their budget blueprint for allocating $1.3 trillion in fiscal 2020 spending, The Hill reported. The budget proposal is $51 billion more than fiscal 2019 levels and includes a $15.5 billion...
by ADC | May 6, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Democrats in charge of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee plan to fund DOD in fiscal year 2020 at about $701 billion, Inside Defense reported Monday. DOD’s base budget would be at $622.6 billion, military construction around $10 billion and Overseas...
by ADC | May 6, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to mark up its draft of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill Thursday morning, even while overall defense budget disputes with the White House continue. The committee will meet to mark up the FY...