Final FY 2016 Spending Bill Released; Funds Super Hornets, Growlers, Additional F-35s
The House and Senate appropriations committees released a final Fiscal Year 2016 spending plan that meets the new requirements of…
CBO: Special Ohio Replacement Program Fund Could Save Up to $10 Billion Over Construction
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A fund established last year to break out the Ohio-class Replacement nuclear ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) from…
Congressmen: Ohio Replacement Might Now Have Much-Needed Stability in Funding
The Navy needs about $100 billion to buy its upcoming class of ballistic missile submarines. And it needs a lot…
Congress Saves Ohio-Replacement Sub Fund for Second Time in 2 Months
The Ohio Replacement Program (ORP) won a big congressional victory Wednesday night, having its funding mechanism saved for the second…
Congressmen Working to Save National Sea Based Deterrence Fund After Appropriators Nixed It
The House will debate the future of the National Sea Based Deterrence Fund this week for the second time this…
Commandant Zukunft: Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter Underfunded by $69M
The Coast Guard’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget request falls $69 million short of fully funding the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC)…