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Pentagon worries repealing COVID vaccine mandate will affect readiness
Democratic House leaders now support the change, which has been a priority for congressional Republicans for months.
GOP officials back lawsuit demanding more religious exemptions to military vaccine mandate
Forty-seven Republican lawmakers are asking federal courts to step in and override Pentagon decisions on vaccine exemptions.
As Pentagon calls for industry innovation, top acquisition nominees remain stalled
The Pentagon has are too few acquisition officials confirmed for the defense industry.
By Joe Gould
Vice chief nominee pledges to drive acquisition reforms
President Joe Biden’s nominee for vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs pledged to continue his predecessor’s efforts to reform the beleaguered joint requirements process during his confirmation hearing.
By Joe Gould
Sweeping military justice reforms, plan to add women to draft dropped from compromise authorization bill
Lawmakers hope to rush the slimmed down authorization bill through both chambers of Congress this week.
With defense bill stalled, will lawmakers ‘ping pong’ it home?
With hope of a normal legislative process almost gone, lawmakers are dusting off a nearly decade-old congressional playbook in the hopes of finding a way to get the annual defense authorization bill to the president’s desk before the end of December.
Will the annual defense authorization bill get passed this year?
The measure has been approved for 60 consecutive years, but getting to 61 will be difficult.
Still no timeline for when annual defense authorization bill may move in the Senate
Lamakers have just a few weeks left this year to finalize the measure, which has passed through congress for nearly six consecutive decades.
This week in Congress: More unanswered questions on the Afghanistan exit
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Oct. 25, 2021.
COVID vaccine mandate endangers military readiness, top Republican lawmaker claims
Senate Armed Services ranking member Jim Inhofe is demanding the military immediately drop the requirement to ensure troops aren't booted from the ranks because of vaccine concerns.
Air Force pick pledges to tackle F-35 sustainment costs, back nuclear modernization
Controlling rising sustainment costs for the F-35 would be a top concern for the nominee to lead Air Force acquisitions.
By Joe Gould