House Armed Services Committee
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The House Armed Services Committee will consider a $716 billion defense bill, including changes to how the military prosecutes sexual crimes.
August 27, 2021 -
Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby says DoD may move the timeline closer if COVID rates continue to spike.
August 09, 2021 -
The House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee is concerned that DoD still wants to get rid of 18,000 medical positions.
July 27, 2021 -
New proposals would require the Pentagon to treat supply chains as a “strategic priority” and identify a plan to get away from materials sourced from China.
July 22, 2021 -
New legislation could push the Defense Department and prime contractors to better understand supply chain vulnerabilities in the wake of COVID-19.
June 25, 2021 -
The Air Force wants to save $1.4 billion by getting rid of obsolete weapons.
June 08, 2021 -
The budget gets rid of the overseas contingency operations account and divests $2.8 billion in legacy systems.
May 28, 2021 -
The projection is by no means a sure thing, but DoD financial leaders think it's achievable, based on audit findings so far and the corrective action plans that have been drafted to address them.
May 03, 2021 -
The Defense Department still wants to cut 18,000 medical billets.
April 29, 2021 -
The Army's senior leadership has yet to make a final decision on how to reform the service's Criminal Investigation Command, but an internal review identified a need for 300 new civilian special agents.
March 18, 2021 -
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence is warning that the federal government, at all levels, doesn't have the workforce it needs to stay on top of this emerging technology.
March 12, 2021 -
The Defense Department cannot force service members to take the vaccine because it is under emergency-use authorization.
February 17, 2021 -
The first-ever chairman of the Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems Subcommittee, Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), said the panel will pursue an aggressive agenda.
February 10, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has questions about his fellow Democrat’s choice to lead the Pentagon.
December 09, 2020 -
Caucus member and Texas Republican Brian Babin joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about some of the issues the caucus plans to work on.
November 12, 2020