Congress Proposes $631 Billion Defense Bill
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Congress agrees to a $631 billion defense bill for 2013, Defense News reports. Defense Daily says the final Defense Authorization Bill challenges the administration’s veto threat (paywall) on several programs. The bill preserves the military’s biofuels program, according to The Hill.
Federal employee groups blast a Congressional proposal for a less generous cost-of-living raise scheme, Government Executive reports.
Aviation Week notes that the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye has set off a chairmanship shuffle on the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee.
NAVAIR contracts: Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., gets $44.9 million more for 120 Tomahawk Block IV Composite Capsule Launching Systems (CCLS); SAIC gets $12.7 million more for technical and engineering services in support of NAVAIR’s Air Vehicle Engineering Department and the Manned Flight Simulator/Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facilities; and Northrop Grumman gets $7.2 million more for support of the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Unmanned Aircraft System Development and Demonstration.
Defense Secretary Leon Penatta has ordered a probe of hiring practices at all military daycare centers after an investigation at Fort Myer, Va, Navy Times reports.
