HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs
HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs
House Armed Services draft bill eliminates SDA, Space RCO as separate entities
House Defense Bill Leaves Trump Priorities Unfunded
The House Armed Services Committee's initial defense spending plan falls short of the Pentagon's request, setting a baseline of $1.15 trillion - a far cry from the $1.5 trillion needed to fund key priorities. This leaves crucial initiatives in limbo, tied to a separate reconciliation vehicle rather than being fully funded.
#DefenseSpending #NationalSecurity #Pentagon #HouseArmedServicesCommittee #EmergingThreats
Pentagon Prepares Funding Request for E-7 Wedgetail Radar Plane
The House Armed Services Committee is still in the dark about the Pentagon's plans to fund the E-7 Wedgetail radar plane, despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's promise to include it in the $1.5 trillion budget request. A formal budget amendment is still pending, leaving committee staff eagerly awaiting details on…
#E7Wedgetail #RadarPlane #Pentagon #DefenseDepartment #HouseArmedServicesCommittee
#GOP leaders rebuke #Trump as he sends 'the wrong signal' to Vladimir #Putin
#SenateArmedServicesCommittee Chairman #RogerWicker (R-MS) and #HouseArmedServicesCommittee Chairman #MikeRogers (R-AL) issued a joint statement in which they bashed Trump's decision to remove 5,000 U.S. troops from #Germany, the #WashingtonExaminer reported. Trump made the decision after #German Chancellor #FriedrichMerz criticized Trump's negotiations with the #Iranian regime

Two of the top GOP leaders issued a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump on Saturday after the president sent "the wrong signal" to his Russian counterpart, according to a new report. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Roger...
Hegseth Details Iran War Strategy Before House Panel
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, alongside top Pentagon officials, stepped into the spotlight at the House Armed Services Committee, marking a crucial moment of transparency in the ongoing Iran war. This high-stakes hearing, the first public appearance of its kind since the conflict began, offers a rare glimpse into the US war strategy.
#NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #Iran #HouseArmedServicesCommittee #Pentagon
DesJarlais to chair House panel overseeing military space, nuclear programs
Via #TheDakotaScout
An upcoming book by #SouthDakota Gov. #KristiNoem that has created an uproar over her account of shooting a dog also contains @ least two instances in which she recounts meetings with world leaders that are in dispute
In “No Going Back,” Noem says she met #NorthKorean #dictator #KimJongUn while serving in #Congress on the #HouseArmedServicesCommittee. Last year as governor, she says she canceled a meeting w/ #French President #EmmanuelMacron
https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/gov-kristi-noems-account-of-meeting