House OKs $740.5B Defense Policy Bill for FY 2021; Rep. Adam Smith Quoted
The House on Tuesday voted 335-78 to pass a bill that would authorize $740.5B in fiscal year 2021 funds for the Department of Defense, The Wall Street Journal reported. The FY 2021 National Defense...
View ArticleSenate Passes $740.5B FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act
The Senate on Friday passed in a 84-13 vote a bill that would authorize $740.5B in defense funds for fiscal year 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The upper chamber’s vote sends the FY...
View ArticleCongress OKs Spending Package With $900B COVID-19 Relief Fund
A spending package that includes $900B in COVID-19 relief funds is now headed to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature after the Senate passed the bill in a 92-6 vote late Monday, The...
View ArticleHouse Overrides NDAA Veto, Passes Stimulus Payment Increase
The House voted 322-87 Monday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the $740.5B National Defense Authorization Act, Politico reported. The Senate is set to reconvene Tuesday to consider the...
View ArticleSenate Votes to Turn $740.5B Defense Policy Bill Into Law
The Senate moved to pass the $740.5B National Defense Authorization Act into law via an 81-13 vote Friday that overruled President Donald Trump’s veto of the NDAA, The Wall Street Journal reported. The...
View ArticleCongress OKs Waiver for Lloyd Austin’s Appointment as Defense Secretary
Congress has approved a waiver to facilitate the confirmation of Lloyd Austin, a retired U.S. Army general, as defense secretary under the administration of President Joe Biden, Defense News reported...
View ArticleFormer NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine Named Acorn Growth Companies Senior Adviser
Jim Bridenstine, former administrator of NASA and a previous Wash100 awardee, has joined Acorn Growth Companies, an Oklahoma City-based private equity firm focused on investing in defense, aerospace...
View ArticleBiden Signs Continuing Resolution to Extend Government Funding Through February
President Joe Biden on Friday signed another continuing resolution that would fund the federal government at current spending levels through Feb. 18. The CR includes supplemental appropriations for...
View ArticleBiden OKs $770B National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022
President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a $770 billion defense policy bill for fiscal year 2022, which reflects a 5 percent increase from the previous fiscal year’s defense policy measure and...
View Article$1.5T Omnibus Bill Heads to White House After Full Congressional Approval
The Senate on Thursday voted 68-31 to pass a $1.5 trillion budget package to fund the federal government through the end of fiscal year 2022, sending the bill to the White House for President Joe...
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