Higgins fills the vacancy left by Mike Gallagher when he departed Congress in April

Annual fun fact about the #NDAA: The first NDAA from June 1961 was half a page long and had three sections: aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels.

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If you're looking for a quick primer on the #FY25NDAA, please join our webinar on June 27 at 2 p.m. CQ Roll Call defense reporters John M. Donnelly and Briana Reilly will be discussing the latest developments in Congress and fielding questions. info.cq.com/resources/deco…

The White House is threatening to veto the FY25 House defense approps bill, citing in part the “numerous, partisan policy provisions” included in the measure. Bill is set to be taken up by Rules tmrw, which would clear the way for floor consideration. google.com/url?q=https://…

Scoop w/John M. Donnelly: Senate appropriators are planning on adding $34.5 billion in emergency $ to their fiscal 2025 bills above the levels laid out in last year's debt limit deal, with $21 billion for defense and $13.5 billion for nondefense. Story: plus.cq.com/doc/news-80475…

New: Despite cost overruns and delays, the Pentagon is sticking with the Sentinel ICBM program after a Nunn-McCurdy breach was triggered in January. "We know we have to get this right, and we will." For subscribers ($): plus.cq.com/doc/news-80476…

NEW: Lawmakers want to spend $38 billion this fiscal year creating or adding money for 1,499 weapons-related programs—none of which were requested, ⁦Taxpayers for Common Sense⁩ data shows. These annual sprees have ballooned lately. The military value is unclear. rollcall.com/2024/09/12/def…

Today’s the day!! After months of hard work, we head to the bargaining table to start negotiating our first contract. We’re fired up and stand together as one. Washington-Baltimore News Guild The NewsGuild-CWA

LG William Hartman, the acting head of CYBERCOM/NSA, is now slated to brief the Senate Armed Services cyber panel Wednesday. Gen. Timothy Haugh, who was abruptly fired last week, was originally scheduled to appear before members. Hearing notice was updated today.

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ICYMI: Federal spending is swelling partly because lawmakers add $ for weapons the Pentagon didn't seek. Taxpayers for Common Sense data shows they quietly add each year tens of billions of dollars for hundreds of projects. The military benefits are mostly unknown. rollcall.com/2025/09/16/hil…