AI, Satellites, and Golden Dome Shine in New House-Passed Defense Bill

AI, satellites, and Golden Dome shine in new House-passed defense bill

The House version of the NDAA takes aim at acquisition and requirements processes that have long bedeviled both Congress and the military.

House Armed Services Committee Democrats criticize Pentagon for rogue moves on Ukraine

Members of the House Armed Services Committee sparred on Tuesday at their annual meeting on the National Defense Authorization Act, the massive annual defense and national security policy legislation, over reportedly rogue actions by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Under Secretary Elbridge Colby to pause U.S. aid to Ukraine without White House knowledge or support.In debate on an amendment by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) that sought to block H…

House Armed Services Committee passes defense policy bill

The House Armed Services Committee voted 55-2 to pass the annual defense policy bill last night, with key provisions aimed at reforming the Pentagon’s acquisition system. The bill authorizes $882.6 billion in national defense spending, with $848.3 billion for the Defense Department. When combined with the recently passed budget reconciliation bill, the amount of total national defense spending is somewhere around $1 trillion for fiscal year 2026…

House Armed Services Committee advances FY26 NDAA

NDAA markup endorses commercial satellite programs, Democrats question Golden Dome spending The post House Armed Services Committee advances FY26 NDAA  appeared first on SpaceNews.

House Panel Backs Expanding Pentagon’s 1260H List

The House Armed Services Committee approved legislation July 15 that would expand the Defense Department's 1260H list of Chinese military companies to include state-owned enterprises operating outside of China. The measure, offered by Rep. Pat Harrigan...

House Panel Advances 2026 NDAA Without Major Aircraft Adds

The House Armed Services Committee on July 15 passed its draft of the 2026 defense policy bill, 55-2, in a late-night vote following nearly 14 hours of debate over hot-button issues ranging from President Donald Trump’s desire to use a Qatari jet as Air Force One to cutting military aid to Ukraine. The marathon meeting offered committee members a chance to order the military services to provide fresh details on their top priorities—and, in some…