Latest "house appropriations committee" stories

The congressional fight to scrap littoral combat ships isn’t over

Congress appears poised to save five littoral combat ships from an early retirement, but the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is saying that the fight to ditch the ships is not yet over.

By Joe Gould and Megan Eckstein

7 months ago

Inflation and unpredictable funding are straining Navy readiness, says top officer

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said the Navy’s funding levels have remained “flat relative to inflation for over a decade."

By Diana Stancy Correll

13 months ago

Defense top line ‘will probably go up’: Key Dems see GOP boost as path to a deal

“The people who want to spend more than the Biden number have built a lot of support, and yes, I think that is a potential bipartisan pathway,” says House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith. “I don’t support it, I don’t think that’s where we should go, but at the end of the day, I have one vote.”

18 months ago

Democratic appropriators want to spend more on weapons procurement than Biden

House appropriators proposed $1.7 billion more for weapons procurement and $1.6 billion less for development and testing of cutting-edge technologies meant to deter China.

19 months ago

Plan for Space Force reserve component is ‘fairly close,’ National Guard boss says

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson is meeting with acting Air Force Secretary John Roth and Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond to hash out the final details of pitching a two-part military service.

By Rachel S. Cohen

21 months ago

Congress clashes with Army over purchasing cargo helicopters

In FY21 spending bills, Congress is continuing to push back on the Army's decision to curb fielding the latest CH-47 variant to the active force.

2 years ago