by ADC | Jun 19, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senior White House officials met with top congressional leaders Wednesday to resume negotiations toward reaching a comprehensive deal on spending limits but left at a stalemate on overall spending to avoid another government shutdown this fall, Politico reported....
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 3, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Army Chief of Staff nominee Gen. James McConville smoothly handled his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing Thursday, but warned lawmakers that a potential fiscal 2020 budget stalemate would derail planned Army modernization initiatives, Defense News...
by ADC | Apr 15, 2019 | DC360, On Base
The battle between the administration and House Democrats over fiscal year 2020 and 2021 spending is prompting concern it could eventually lead to a DOD budget freeze, according to a Defense News report. If there is no agreement by Oct.1, it could force a continuing...