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Biden won’t have his defense secretary in place on Day One
President-elect Joe Biden is pressuring on Congress to quickly confirm his nominees for national security roles, but it appears the congressional calendar won’t permit his pick for defense secretary to be in place on Day One.
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Top House Republican appropriator tests positive for COVID-19
The House’s top Republican appropriator, Rep. Kay Granger, has tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Washington to begin the new session of Congress.
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Trump vetoes defense bill, but Congress appears poised to override him
The president waited until the last moment to issue his attempted block of the massive defense policy measure.
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Congress races to pass $2.3T spending deal, with $696B for Pentagon
Congress is rocketing to pass a massive $2.3 trillion spending package by Dec. 21 at 11:59 p.m. that includes pandemic relief and federal spending, with $696 billion for the Pentagon.
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Citing mega hack, lawmakers urge Trump to sign defense bill full of cyber protections
“We’ve got to get this defense bill passed because there’s so much to help us defend ourselves,” said Sen. Angus King, co-chair of the Cyber Solarium Commission.
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No. 2 Senate Democrat decries alleged Russian hack as ‘virtual invasion’
The Senate minority leader said the U.S. needs to “respond in kind” to a newly disclosed cyberespionage campaign that targeted government agencies by exploiting SolarWinds’ network tool.
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Trump repeats his vow to veto the defense budget bill, but won’t say when
The $740.5 defense authorization bill contains thousands of Pentagon reforms, pay re-authorizations and new program starts for 2021.
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‘Race matters’: Austin advocates tout his historic candidacy in the face of other concerns
Advocates of Lloyd Austin for defense secretary are asking lawmakers to think hard about another topic: the general’s race.
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Timing on defense bill veto could cause problems for Congress, military
President Donald Trump has vowed to block the $740.5 defense authorization bill despite bipartisan support for the measure.
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Biden won’t have his defense secretary in place on Day One
President-elect Joe Biden is pressuring on Congress to quickly confirm his nominees for national security roles, but it appears the congressional calendar won’t permit his pick for defense secretary to be in place on Day One.
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Top House Republican appropriator tests positive for COVID-19
The House’s top Republican appropriator, Rep. Kay Granger, has tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Washington to begin the new session of Congress.
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Trump vetoes defense bill, but Congress appears poised to override him
The president waited until the last moment to issue his attempted block of the massive defense policy measure.
-
Congress races to pass $2.3T spending deal, with $696B for Pentagon
Congress is rocketing to pass a massive $2.3 trillion spending package by Dec. 21 at 11:59 p.m. that includes pandemic relief and federal spending, with $696 billion for the Pentagon.
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Citing mega hack, lawmakers urge Trump to sign defense bill full of cyber protections
“We’ve got to get this defense bill passed because there’s so much to help us defend ourselves,” said Sen. Angus King, co-chair of the Cyber Solarium Commission.
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No. 2 Senate Democrat decries alleged Russian hack as ‘virtual invasion’
The Senate minority leader said the U.S. needs to “respond in kind” to a newly disclosed cyberespionage campaign that targeted government agencies by exploiting SolarWinds’ network tool.
-
Trump repeats his vow to veto the defense budget bill, but won’t say when
The $740.5 defense authorization bill contains thousands of Pentagon reforms, pay re-authorizations and new program starts for 2021.
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‘Race matters’: Austin advocates tout his historic candidacy in the face of other concerns
Advocates of Lloyd Austin for defense secretary are asking lawmakers to think hard about another topic: the general’s race.
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Timing on defense bill veto could cause problems for Congress, military
President Donald Trump has vowed to block the $740.5 defense authorization bill despite bipartisan support for the measure.
-
Biden won’t have his defense secretary in place on Day One
President-elect Joe Biden is pressuring on Congress to quickly confirm his nominees for national security roles, but it appears the congressional calendar won’t permit his pick for defense secretary to be in place on Day One.
-
Top House Republican appropriator tests positive for COVID-19
The House’s top Republican appropriator, Rep. Kay Granger, has tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Washington to begin the new session of Congress.
-
Trump vetoes defense bill, but Congress appears poised to override him
The president waited until the last moment to issue his attempted block of the massive defense policy measure.
-
Congress races to pass $2.3T spending deal, with $696B for Pentagon
Congress is rocketing to pass a massive $2.3 trillion spending package by Dec. 21 at 11:59 p.m. that includes pandemic relief and federal spending, with $696 billion for the Pentagon.
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Citing mega hack, lawmakers urge Trump to sign defense bill full of cyber protections
“We’ve got to get this defense bill passed because there’s so much to help us defend ourselves,” said Sen. Angus King, co-chair of the Cyber Solarium Commission.
-
No. 2 Senate Democrat decries alleged Russian hack as ‘virtual invasion’
The Senate minority leader said the U.S. needs to “respond in kind” to a newly disclosed cyberespionage campaign that targeted government agencies by exploiting SolarWinds’ network tool.
-
Trump repeats his vow to veto the defense budget bill, but won’t say when
The $740.5 defense authorization bill contains thousands of Pentagon reforms, pay re-authorizations and new program starts for 2021.
-
‘Race matters’: Austin advocates tout his historic candidacy in the face of other concerns
Advocates of Lloyd Austin for defense secretary are asking lawmakers to think hard about another topic: the general’s race.
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Timing on defense bill veto could cause problems for Congress, military
President Donald Trump has vowed to block the $740.5 defense authorization bill despite bipartisan support for the measure.














