Lawmakers seem confident they will pass a final defense authorization bill this year, CQ reported. Negotiators have spent a month working out an agreement between the Senate Armed Services Committee version of the NDAA with the version the House passed.
“I hope we can get it done towards the end of the week, and if there’s any good fortune the House can take it up next week,” Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jack Reed (D-R.I.) told CQ Tuesday.
Army photo by Mr. John G. Martinez
The DOD Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program has released an RFP for REPI Challenge grant funding for fiscal year 2025, according to a Monday announcement. “The REPI Program designed the REPI Challenge to help meet its ambitious...
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The House passed legislation Saturday to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, despite objections from many conservative House Republicans....
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Senate Armed Services Committee members Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced a bill Thursday to ease the child care crisis for...
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