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House panel pushes ahead $453 billion funding plan for VA next year

The appropriations plan would add more than $80 billion to the current VA funding level, giving the department its biggest budget ever.

By Leo Shane III

6 months ago

House shoots down amendment to cut F-35 purchase

Meanwhile, there's talk of authorizing the defense secretary to seize Lockheed Martin's intellectual property.

By Bryant Harris

18 months ago

Next-gen homeland defense interceptor plans are risky, watchdog says

In a report, the Government Accountability Office said there are technical, schedule and cost risks associated with the MDA's next-gen interceptor.

18 months ago

Defense spending bill forces Israel arms transfers, nixes Ukraine aid

The House moved its first draft of the FY25 defense spending bill, pushing back on President Biden's Israel arms transfer hold and excluding Ukraine aid.

By Bryant Harris

19 months ago

Tax credit sought by defense industry stuck in Senate limbo

The defense industry has lobbied hard to fully restore a Trump-era R&D tax credit. The House has passed a compromise bill restoring it, but not the Senate.

By Bryant Harris

22 months ago

Senate moves forward on Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid bill

The Senate cleared its first procedural vote on a giant foreign aid bill, but its fate in the House remains unclear.

By Bryant Harris

23 months ago