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Senate panel rejects Air Force's proposed decreases to National Guard aircraft and personnel, orders cutbacks in DoD civilian and contractor personnel and imposes contractor salary caps.
May 25, 2012 -
House Republicans thwarted a plan by a few Democrats to cancel weapons programs. The moves and counter-moves came during debate on the 2013 Defense Authorization bill.
May 18, 2012 -
As cybersecurity-specific bills stall in Congress, Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I) has suggested amending the defense bill to get the biggest cyber initiatives passed.
May 17, 2012 -
As part of the annual Defense authorization bill, House lawmakers will take up a provision designed to let federal employees gain experience and share expertise while working temporarily in other agencies.
May 07, 2012 -
The committee will focus on making it easier for small firms to do business with the Pentagon. The military missed three of five small business goals in 2010. The Panel on Business Challenges in the Defense Industry made several recommendations to improve the success of small firms that want to do business with DoD.
April 23, 2012 -
White House officials say military operations in cyberspace are vital to national security, but they want Congress add some clarity to the bill.
May 26, 2011 -
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 passed the House on a 322-96 vote. The bill determines defense spending levels and policy.
May 26, 2011 -
The House is expected to vote today on the bill, which will set spending levels and policy for the DoD in fiscal year 2012.
May 26, 2011 -
Congress stopped funding for the engine in this year\'s Continuing Resolution, but the House added the engine to the 2012 bill.
May 25, 2011 -
The latest markup of the 2012 Defense Authorization lays out how DoD can carry out secret operations in cyberspace.
May 11, 2011 -
The man in charge of the House Armed Services Committee is changing some rules for 2012 defense authorization bill. Congressman Buck McKeon has moved to keep earmarks out of it.
March 28, 2011 -
Despite what he called \'strong objections\' to limitations in the bill on the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees, President Obama on Friday signed the 2011 defense authorization bill
January 07, 2011 -
GAO\'s Michael Sullivans explains the recommendations for the Defense Department to improve oversight of its power source investments.
January 06, 2011 -
Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) said his efforts to limit parking at the Alexandria administrative center were not part of the new defense authorization bill.
January 03, 2011 -
Language in the defense authorization bill passed this week will require the Army to submit a transportation plan to Congress in the next 90 days, addressing how 6,400 new Pentagon workers will commute to a new office with no access to Metro.
December 24, 2010