Budget Bill Gains Details, Sexual Assault Top Topic
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U.S. Capital January 2013
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The Defense Appropriation bill provides $512.5 billion in non-war funding, $5.1 billion below FY13, $3.4 billion below the President’s request, $28.1 billion above sequestration cuts, the House Appropriation Committee announced.
House approved last night first spending bill for military construction and the VA, reports The Hill.
None of the construction money can expand U.S. prisons for Gitmo prisoners, reports The Hill.
Calls for an East Coast missile defense, left vague in defense budget bill, now an important “hedge strategy,” says Breaking Defense.
Sexual assault expected to dominate Wednesday’s markup of the defense policy bill, reports Breaking Defense.
Joint Chiefs tell Congress to keep sexual assault cases within the chain of command, reports The Hill.
VA officials punished for backlog with salary cuts and blocked bonuses, reports The Hill.
VA database repeatedly hacked, reports Next Gov.
July 1 no more vehicle decals needed on Navy installations, reports Navy Times.
US sending missiles and fighters to Jordan for a drill, reports Defence Talk.
Defense Industry reports Arms Trade Treaty signed, Secretary of State John Kerry says US will sign when official translations completed.
Pentagon says strategy review is on time, recommendations completed on May 31, reports Defense News.
Secret Service wants its own apps, reports FCW.
Defense Connect Online grows as travel funds shrink, reports FCW.
AP reports cabinet officials using secret e-mail accounts.
High resolution video output from sensors in a helicopter’s nose could replace night vision goggles, reports Flight Global.
