The decline of the defense industrial base – and what to do about it

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter October 9, 2018

By: Jeff Green, Defense News A new report released by the White House documents the gravity of the situation facing the defense industrial base, wh...

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Your Input is needed: Federal Policies Impacting Your Installation and Community

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Legislation, Newsletter September 21, 2018

The influence of defense communities and states in defense policy has increased significantly.  Congress and DoD are looking to organization’s like AD...

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Six provisions of the 2019 NDAA that could impact your wallet

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter August 21, 2018

  U.S. MARINE CORPS By CLAUDIA GRISALES | STARS AND STRIPES Published: August 17, 2018 WASHINGTON – Servicemembers will see a rash of ch...

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Trump signs $717 billion defense policy bill into law

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter August 14, 2018

By CLAUDIA GRISALES | STARS AND STRIPES WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a $717 billion defense policy bill, which aut...

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DoD reveals why there’s ‘not going to be another big’ budget increase in 2020

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter August 7, 2018

By: Aaron Mehta , Tara Copp , and Leo Shane III, Defense News WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon finalizes its fiscal 2020 planning, the department is no...

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21st Century Partnership Monthly Update – 7 July 2018

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Legislation, Newsletter July 10, 2018

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OPM submits 4 familiar retirement proposals to the House for consideration

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB May 10, 2018

By Nicole Ogrysko, Federal News Radio The Office of Personnel Management has submitted several proposals that would significantly change the exist...

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Aiming to speed procurements, DoD wants to reduce data demands on contractors

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter May 8, 2018

Federal News Radio, Jared Serbu @jserbuWFED May 7, 2018 As part of a broader effort to speed up its acquisition of major weapons systems, the P...

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Installation Officials Would Need to Consider Resiliency Efforts in Master Plans, under Defense Bill Language

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter May 1, 2018

Association of Defense Communities, Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships April 30, 2018, Dan Cohen In addition to adding an auth...

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House Panel Asks for Air Force’s Basing Plan for Tanker Mission

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter May 1, 2018

Association of Defense Communities,  Congress/DoD, Mission Support/Community Partnerships May 1, 2018, Dan Cohen The House Armed Services’ Readi...

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Lawmakers introduce bill to expand tuition assistance options for military

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 15, 2018

By Scott Maucione @smaucioneWFED , Federal News Radio March 13, 2018 3:10 pm  Some lawmakers are working to expand the type of education the mi...

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David Perdue: Time to punish lawmakers if they can’t do their jobs

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 1, 2018

by Pete Kasperowicz | Mar 1, 2018, 12:01 AM, Washington Examiner Sen. David Perdue says it's time to impose real penalties against lawmakers when t...

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Announcement-Joint Select Committee Assignment from Senator David Perdue

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter February 28, 2018

I've been calling out Washington's broken budget process ever since I came to the United States Senate. It is a complete failure and has only worke...

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Cagle Calls for Joint Defense Commission (JDC): New Initiative will Protect, Strengthen, and Advance Georgia’s Military Assets

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter February 28, 2018

February 13, 2018 Today, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle joined Senator Ben Watson, Chairman of the Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security Committee, i...

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Ga. lawmakers fighting Air Force proposal to kill prized surveillance plane

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB February 16, 2018

AJC Political Insider, February 15, 2018 WASHINGTON — Georgia’s defense-focused lawmakers on Capitol Hill are gearing up for a fight after the P...

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Congress returns with just days to avoid shutdown

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter February 6, 2018

BY MELANIE ZANONA - 02/05/18 The Hill Republican lawmakers fresh off their annual GOP legislative retreat will be confronting an all-too-familiar p...

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Augusta Chronicle:   It’s Congress’ duty to provide nation’s neglected military resources it needs – Congressman Jody Hice

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Legislation, Newsletter February 6, 2018

Providing for the common defense is more than just a promise to our citizens and military. It is the foremost responsibility of the federal government...

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Shutdown Ending With Another Continuing Resolution That Military Hates

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB January 24, 2018

Military.com, 22 Jan 2018 The US House of Representatives voted 266-150 to pass the spending bill to fund the government until Feb. 8, 2018. The...

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Shutdown-ending CR also provides back pay for furloughed feds

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB January 24, 2018

By Jory Heckman @jmheckman, Federal News Radio January 22, 2018 5:47 pm President Donald Trump signed yet another short-term continuing resolut...

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Georgia’s U.S. senators react to government shutdown

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB January 22, 2018

By Jim Hendricks, jim.hendricks@albanyherald.com   WASHINGTON — After a government funding vote failed Friday at the 10th hour in the U.S. ...

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Hice to join House Armed Services

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter January 11, 2018

Conservative Republican Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia is set to be named to the House Armed Services Committee, filling a vacancy left by the resignation ...

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DoD Urges Congress to Pass FY18 Budget

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation December 6, 2017

The Pentagon urged Congress to pass the Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations Bill before the current continuing resolution expires, Pentagon spokes...

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Pivotal: innovative partnership saves big on US Air Force fuel costs

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation November 30, 2017

In July, the defence industry received a big wakeup call after Congress axed a major network upgrade to the USAF Air Operations Center (AOC) being car...

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FY2018 Defense Budget Proposal

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation November 29, 2017

President Donald J. Trump's fiscal year 2018 Defense Department budget request proposes a $52.4 billion increase over the 2017 request and seeks to sh...

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USAF awards $349.6m contract to support Joint STARS

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation November 21, 2017

The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded an E-8C joint surveillance target attack radar system (Joint STARS) support contract, worth $349.6m, to Northrop G...

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Week ahead: Negotiators face tough choices on defense bill

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter October 24, 2017

BY ELLEN MITCHELL AND REBECCA KHEEL - 10/23/17 Thehill.com Congress will kick off the coming week with formal negotiations on the budget caps-busti...

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Mattis asks Congress to back off new DoD reorganization proposals

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter October 20, 2017

By: Joe Gould, Defense News WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has asked lawmakers not to heap more organizational changes on the Pentagon u...

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House votes to kick off NDAA conference committee

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter October 13, 2017

  The House today voted by unanimous consent to form a conference committee with the Senate to negotiate the competing versions of the Nationa...

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House Will Pass All Approps Bills This Week: Rep. Granger

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation September 6, 2017

ARLINGTON: House leadership wants to pass all the outstanding spending bills by Sunday, defense appropriations chairwoman Kay Granger said this aftern...

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McCain, Reed want details on effects of CR

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter August 31, 2017

August 30, 2017 | Justin Doubleday   Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) are...

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Northrop to upgrade radio terminal capabilities aboard USAF’s JSTARS aircraft

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB August 8, 2017

Northrop Grumman has been contracted to upgrade communication capabilities aboard the US Air Force’s (USAF) E-8C joint surveillance target attack rada...

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Deals this week: Boeing, ManTech, Northrop Grumman

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB August 3, 2017

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, US, has placed an order with The Boeing Company in support of the...

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White House clashes with House over closing unneeded military bases

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter July 13, 2017

July 12, 2017 By: Travis Tritten The White House has said it "strongly objects" to a House proposal that keeps the military from closing billion...

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House, Senate Only 0.6% Apart On Defense Budget: $704B vs. $708B

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation July 3, 2017

WASHINGTON: Despite reported differences, the House and Senate Armed Services Committees propose almost identical toplines for national security spend...

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Deals this week: Al Raha Group for Technical Services, Abacus Technology, Raytheon

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation June 29, 2017

The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, based at Robins Air Force Base, Houston, Georgia, has awarded a $185.72m-worth contract to Al Raha Grou...

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Senate unveils $700B defense authorization plan

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation June 29, 2017

June 28, 2017 By: Leo Shane III WASHINGTON — Senate lawmakers introduced a $700 billion defense authorization bill on Wednesday that sets the st...

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House armed services panel overwhelmingly passes FY18 defense policy bill

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter June 29, 2017

June 29, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee voted 60-1 to authorize $696.5 billion in defense spending for 2018, w...

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Thornberry wins pledge to grow DoD budgets, but will it stick?

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter June 28, 2017

June 27, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON — House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry confirmed Tuesday he secured a commitment from Hou...

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House panel wants 2.4 percent military pay bump and bigger Army

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter June 22, 2017

By Scott Maucione | Federal News Radio, June 20, 2017 A House panel is one-upping the Trump administration on military pay and end strength for 20...

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Watchdog group demands OMB transparency on government reorg effort

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in General News, Legislation June 21, 2017

June 20, 2017 By: Tony Ware The Cause of Action Institute is calling on the Office of Management and Budget to make available all public comment...

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House subpanel requests funds for cyber warfare, armed drones

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Robins AFB June 21, 2017

June 20, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee is advancing language to support the Trump administration’s $12.3 billion funding re...

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House Democrats Pen Letter Blasting Proposed Federal Retirement Cuts

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Community, Legislation, Newsletter June 20, 2017

By Erich Wagner, June 15, 2017, Government Executive More than 100 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Mino...

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Mattis Defends Temporary Flat-Lining of Missile Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation June 19, 2017

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said last week that additional spending on missile defense against the North Korean threat awaits a strategy review. &ldq...

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Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Legislation

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter June 16, 2017

June 11, 2017 The House Appropriations Committee today released the fiscal year 2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, ...

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Trump Wants to Find Jobs for Military Spouses, Aide Says

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter June 15, 2017

June 14, 2017 By: Amy Bushatz A Trump administration official on Wednesday said decreasing military spouse unemployment is among President Donal...

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Mattis, Dunford: 2018 Budget Will Continue Readiness Recovery

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation June 14, 2017

The addition of $21 billion to the fiscal year 2017 defense budget began the recovery from the readiness trough caused by sequestration spending cuts,...

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Dunford Urges Congress to Protect U.S. Competitive Advantage

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation June 12, 2017

The U.S. military today is the most capable force in the world, but that can change, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a House Arm...

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Some JSTARS aircraft could fly into 2034

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB June 7, 2017

June 6, 2017 By: Leigh Giangreco The US Air Force will move ahead with its existing JSTARS recapitalisation strategy, even as a recent report in...

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Wilson sets sights on readiness, modernization at Air Force Association breakfast

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter June 6, 2017

June 5, 2017 WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson addressed the Air Force Association’s Air Force Breakfast Series June 5...

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Senate Republicans fear ‘train wreck’ in September

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter June 6, 2017

June 5, 2017 By: Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim Sen. John McCain recently reflected on the first five months of GOP rule in Washington, ticki...

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Fact Check: What We Talk About When We Talk About ‘Sequestration’

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter June 5, 2017

June 2, 2017 By: Alice B. Lloyd President Trump's budget request for defense spending is at once too much and not enough. It falls short of t...

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Amid $52 billion plus-up, DoD looks to trim spending on service contracts, health care

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter May 26, 2017

May 24, 2017 By: Jared Serbu As expected, the final 2018 Defense budget the Trump administration submitted to Congress Tuesday calls for $640 bi...

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Northrop to design hardware and software for USAF’s next-generation navigation system

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation May 25, 2017

Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to upgrade the next-generation navigation system for the US Ai...

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National Guard, Service Bureau Chiefs Discuss Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation May 24, 2017

Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and other service reserve chiefs provided testimony on the fiscal year 2018 defense...

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Trump’s Budget Aims to Drive Economic Growth, Bolster Military, and Achieve Balance Within Decade

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter May 24, 2017

May 23, 2017 By: Ali Meyer President Donald Trump's budget aims to drive economic growth through tax cuts and regulatory reform, bolster the mil...

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Official: Budget Request Allows DoD to Get Ready, Balanced, More Lethal

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation May 23, 2017

The proposed 2018 defense budget, pegged at $639.1 billon, will be the next step in rebuilding the military, Defense Department officials said....

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Trump’s First Defense Budget Has North Korea Written All Over It

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation May 23, 2017

There’s lots of money in the Pentagon’s 2018 spending proposal to stop missiles of the sort that Pyongyang keeps launching.

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Defense Budget Request Seeks to Balance Current, Future Needs

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation May 23, 2017

President Donald J. Trump's fiscal year 2018 Defense Department budget request proposes a $52.4 billion increase over the 2017 request and seeks to sh...

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Trump’s Defense Spending Boost Faces Fight in Congress

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation May 22, 2017

The White House outlined its fiscal 2018 budget proposal Monday, including a $54 billion increase in defense spending that hawks on Capitol Hill have ...

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Department of Defense Press Briefings on the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation May 22, 2017

Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer John

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Republicans gearing up for major changes to federal pay and benefits

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter May 19, 2017

May 18, 2017 By Nicole Ogrysko Republican lawmakers and the White House are determined to make major changes to the federal pay and benefits. Pr...

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New defense budget poised to meet lower expectations

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017 By: Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta WASHINGTON — Hawkish U.S. lawmakers believe the Pentagon needs a major boost above U.S. President Donal...

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Lawmakers again push for more flexibility with military moves

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter May 19, 2017

May 18, 2017 By: Leo Shane III WASHINGTON — Lawmakers will try again to give more military families flexibility in their permanent change-of-sta...

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A Defense Budget Increase is No More Needed in 2018 than It Was Last Year

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation May 15, 2017

A former assistant defense secretary argues the Trump administration’s bump-up was unnecessary, and in fact counterproductive, to national defen...

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Senator David Perdue Votes To Confirm New Air Force Secretary, Dr. Heather Wilson

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter May 9, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, congratulates former Congresswoman, Dr. Heather ...

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US Senate confirms Heather Wilson as Air Force secretary, 76-22

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB May 9, 2017

May 8, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Monday approved the nomination of former congresswoman Heather Wilson to become the se...

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McCain: Lawmaker has hold on Trump’s Air Force secretary pick

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter May 3, 2017

May 2, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator has a hold on U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Air Force secretary, and legis...

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Congress passes spending deal to keep the federal government open another week

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter April 28, 2017

By Kelsey Snell, Robert Costa and Ed O'Keefe April 28, 2017 A short-term spending agreement to keep the federal government open for another week ov...

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National Guard More Relevant, Ready to Face New Threats, Chief Says

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation April 26, 2017

The National Guard is even more important than in the past, given the uncertain nature of the world today, Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of ...

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Watchdogs urge Trump to be strategic in cutting DoD workforce

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter April 25, 2017

April 24, 2017 By Scott Maucione As the Trump Administration continues its push to trim the size of the federal workforce, both liberal and cons...

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US nuclear modernization programs put at risk by yearlong continuing resolution

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation April 19, 2017

April 18, 2017 By: Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s nuclear programs, including those for its new bomber and next-generation in...

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Looming federal budget fight could hit military pay and bonuses

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter April 18, 2017

April 17, 2017 By: Leo Shane III WASHINGTON — The latest congressional impasse over the federal budget could hit troops’ bonuses starting next m...

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‘It’d be devastating’: Air Force chief sounds the alarm how budget cuts will affect you

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter April 17, 2017

April 16, 2017 By: Stephen Losey Squadrons across the Air Force will be grounded. Moves will be put on hold, throwing families into turmoil. ...

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Vice Chairman Makes Case for Congress to Pass Defense Budget

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation April 13, 2017

At an Air Force Association breakfast, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed his desire for Congress to approve the proposed Defens...

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US Air Force chief ambivalent on F-15 Eagle retirement

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation April 13, 2017

April 12, 2017 By: Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON — The Air Force’s top general isn’t sold on the potential retirement of the F-15C/D Eagle, he said...

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OMB Director: Shutdown Consequences Have Been ‘Blown Out of Proportion’

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter, Sequestration April 13, 2017

April 12, 2017 By Eric Katz Lawmakers have a little more than two weeks to reach an agreement on how to fund government and avoid a shutdown, th...

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Trump Ends Federal Hiring Freeze, but Workforce Cuts Loom

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter April 12, 2017

April 11, 2017 By Eric Katz The Trump administration announced its hiring freeze will end Wednesday, while delivering to agencies promised guida...

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Senate Democrats Introduce Bill Protecting Federal Employee Pay Ahead of Possible Shutdown

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter April 11, 2017

April 7, 2017 By Erich Wagner As the possibility of a government shutdown at the end of April looms, some Democratic senators want to give feder...

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Consequence of Budget Failure? ‘Dead Americans,’ Chief Says

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation April 5, 2017

The U.S. military’s service chiefs pushed back against lawmakers who floated the notion that Congress’ continuing failure to agree on a de...

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Mitch McConnell ‘very confident’ government will not shut down

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Sequestration April 3, 2017

April 2, 2017 By Bradford Richardson Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s “very confident” Republicans and Democrats in Congress can...

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Stratcom Chief Presses for Nuke Force Upgrade

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation March 31, 2017

The head of U.S. Strategic Command on Friday acknowledged the potential high cost of upgrading the military’s nuclear force but said the country...

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McCain and Graham: We won’t back short-term government funding bill

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 30, 2017

BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 03/29/17, The Hill A pair of Senate Republicans are signaling they will not support a short-term funding bill ahead of next mon...

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MacB wins contract to support air force equipment management system in US

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation March 22, 2017

MacAulay-Brown (MacB) has received a contract to support the air force equipment management system (AFEMS) of the US Air Force Life Cycle Management C...

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Dunford: Now is the Time to Address Military Readiness Shortfalls

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation March 22, 2017

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, asked a Senate committee to approve a $30 billi...

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Pilots Can’t Fly, Ships Can’t Sail & Trump’s Budget Is DOA, Say McCain & Thornberry

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation March 22, 2017

WASHINGTON: As Defense Secretary Jim Mattis readied for the task of appearing before the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee to defend Presiden...

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Admiral: Carrier Gaps Could Return in 2018

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation March 18, 2017

If U.S. lawmakers fail to approve a full-year budget and rely on a stopgap measure instead, the Navy will face maintenance backlogs and other shortfal...

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Pentagon delivers fiscal 2017 supplemental defense request to OMB

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation March 13, 2017

March 10, 2017 By: Aaron Mehta WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense has delivered its fiscal 2017 budget supplemental plan to the White H...

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GAO Weighs in on the State of Federal Contracting

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 13, 2017

March 10, 2017 By Charles S. Clark Contractors working with major federal agencies delivered $438 billion in products and services in fiscal 201...

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Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter March 13, 2017

March 12, 2017 By: Damian Paletta President Trump’s budget proposal this week would shake the federal government to its core if enacted, culling...

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QinetiQ wins USAF contract for airborne WiPPR technology

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation March 9, 2017

QinetiQ North America (QNA) has secured a contract to supply its wind profiling portable radar (WiPPR) technology to the US Air Force Life Cycle Manag...

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More Powerful Helicopter Engines Among Army’s Top Priorities

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation March 9, 2017

U.S. Army leaders recently told lawmakers that the plan to equip Black Hawks and Apaches with the Improved Turbine Engine Program, or ITEP, remains in...

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US House passes 2017 defense appropriations to uncertain prospects in Senate

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 9, 2017

March 8, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted 371-48 to pass an overdue $578 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2017 on Wedn...

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2018 Budget Battle Between Defense, Budget Hawks Begins; Nukes Top Priority

Posted By 21st Century in Legislation March 9, 2017

CAPITOL HILL: The Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee thinks President Trump’s 2018 spending plan is dead on arrival and h...

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Trump ignites hopes around Georgia military bases

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 7, 2017

March 06, 2017 By Craig Schneider and Tamar Hallerman President Donald Trump’s plan to boost defense spending by $54 billion has lit a fuse of o...

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DoD civilians could see an extra pay boost, thanks to Trump’s hiring freeze

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 6, 2017

March 3, 2017 By: Leo Shane III WASHINGTON — Defense Department civilian employees could see a another pay boost later this year, thanks to Pres...

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National security adviser to make rare appearance before Senate Armed Services Committee

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 6, 2017

March 2, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON — President Trump’s national security adviser, Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, will do something people in his...

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Georgia base advocates move bills, get attention

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 6, 2017

BY MAGGIE LEE ATLANTA — Just about a year ago, the Georgia House voted to start looking at how to make sure the state’s valuable military bases wil...

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Lawmakers propose strict new timelines for JSTARS

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter, Robins AFB March 3, 2017

House and Senate appropriators want to make sure the Air Force doesn't hold up replacing the aging fleet of Northrop Grumman-made battlefield surveill...

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Mac Thornberry says Trump military budget proposal falls short

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 3, 2017

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 By Seth McLaughlin The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday President Trump’s budget proposal ...

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House to vote on $578 billion defense appropriations for 2017

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Legislation, Newsletter March 3, 2017

March 2, 2017 By: Joe Gould WASHINGTON – House appropriators introduced a $578 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2017 on Thursday, and hope...

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