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This week in Congress: The defense scramble before mid term elections
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 24.
Trump budget won’t rebuild the military, and that’s dangerous, think tank says
President Trump’s budget plans will fail at “rebuilding” the armed forces, but there’s room for lawmakers to act, according to a new American Enterprise Institute report.
By Joe Gould
Bill could require Pentagon to report opioid prescription rates among TRICARE beneficiaries
Lawmakers say the Pentagon needs to ensure that opioid prescriptions are reported to state monitoring programs.
Asking for just $308M, Army submits modest wish list to Congress
The Army's modest unfunded requirements list sent to Congress this month asks to fund Rapid Capabilities Office needs, would support signals intelligence and additional munitions.
By Jen Judson
This week in Congress: Africom updates and budget debates
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 6.
The Pentagon shifted $20 billion from OCO to base budget. Here's what it included.
The Pentagon has released details on a $20 billion discrepancy from its fiscal year 2019 budget rollout.
By Aaron Mehta
US Army’s next-gen combat vehicle prototyping to be accelerated
The Army is planning to speed up the prototyping effort for its Next-Gen Combat Vehicle in order to maintain overmatch against peer adversaries.
By Jen Judson
American funding to deter Russia may not grow next year, Mattis says
The European Deterrence Initiative is not guaranteed to increase in funding next year, despite three years of growth.
By Aaron Mehta
Nuclear warhead agency receives 17.5 percent increase following Nuclear Posture Review
The National Nuclear Security Administration gets a major boost as the Pentagon expects it to do more to refurbish America's nuclear warheads.
By Aaron Mehta
Army’s $182 billion FY19 budget request seeks to fill capability gaps
The Army’s $182 billion fiscal 2019 budget request is a major funding boost over recent years and seeks to continue readiness recovery and fill capability gaps.
By Jen Judson