House Skirmish Over Defense Spending Begins -- Walter Pincus, Washington PostThe roller-coaster ride is about to begin for defense spending, and it promises to be long and bumpy.
On Thursday, subcommittees of the House Armed Services Committee begin to mark up the fiscal 2013 Defense Authorization Bill. This will be the ride up because the Republican-controlled panel has indicated that it will add about $8 billion to the $546 billion set by the 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA). President Obama, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and the Joint Chiefs of Staff supported the BCA, but the president’s budget is $3.7 billion above the BCA figure. That’s because it includes security spending for agencies other than the Pentagon.
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More News On The Upcoming U.S. Defense Budget Battles
U.S. House Lawmakers Add $1.1 Billion for Army, Air Force Programs -- Defense News
Defense Panel Leader Aims to Boost Tanks, Missile Defense -- Bloomberg
McKeon: No more cuts to Army’s heavy brigades -- Navy Times
More BRAC May be Dead -- Military.com
House says no to more base closures -- The Hill
Congress Wants More Subs And Destroyers For The U.S. Navy -- Aol Defense
HASC Orders DoD To Fly Block 30 Global Hawks; Sticks $260M In Bill -- Aol Defense
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