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Conference Authorization Bill Eyes $400M For Technological Superiority

/ October 7, 2015 at 6:09 PM
House and Senate lawmakers have agreed upon legislative language that would set aside hundreds of millions of dollars to help the United States maintain its technological edge. In the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill, conferees have included a modified Senate provision that establishes an initiative to "maintain and enhance the military technological superiority of the United States." The original Senate provision intended to set aside $400 million in FY-16 for a new initiative to "accelerate the fielding of offset...

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