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The House Armed Services Committee continued its markup of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2017. Follo…

The House Armed Services Committee continued its markup of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2017. Pa…

The House Armed Services Committee reviewed subcommittee reports and debated amendments to the Defense Authorization Act of 2017. During this portion of the markup, committee members debated…

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford, and Defense Comptroller Michael McCord testified at a House Armed Services Committee on the department’s …

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up a fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill. During the day-long markup, notable amendments debated involved the F-35 fighter jet, and A-1…

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up a fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill. In part 2, members voted on more en bloc amendment packages.

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up a fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill. Members debated amendments on defense funding for technology developments, missile defense fu…

Top commanders from the four military branches testified about their program requests in the fiscal year 2016 budget requests for the Department of Defense. Each witness warned of the contin…

Members debated the House Republican fiscal year 2016 budget plan, including $5.5 trillion in cuts over a decade and repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and considered amendments.

The House Armed Services Committee resumed marking up the fiscal year 2015 Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The committee considered amendments.

The House Armed Services Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The committee considered amendments. This part is a continuation of prog…

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh testified about the fiscal year 2015 budget request of $109.3 billion, which included cutting over 20,00…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs Chair General Martin Dempsey, and Defense Undersecretary Robert Hale testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2015 d…

Republican leaders of the House Armed Services Committee talked about the effect of sequestration budget cuts on defense programs. “Sequestration,” a legal procedure in which every federal a…

Representative Randy Forbes (R-VA) spoke about the potential impact of automatic budget cuts, know as sequestration, on the defense industry and the economic implications for Virginia. He re…

The Republican chairmen of two House Armed Services Subcommittees introduced a bill that would redistribute the automatic defense cuts scheduled to begin March 1, 2013, under sequester. They…

Representative Randy Forbes (R-VA) explained his opposition to the looming sequestration defense cuts, and address other issues before Congress. He also responded to telephone calls and elec…

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey testified on the 2013 military budget.

General Ray Odierno and John McHugh testified on the fiscal year 2013 Army budget request.