The Defense Department is calling on the House and Senate to restore $100 million and $50 million, respectively, in funding cuts to the Multiple Kill Vehicle program. On Aug. 28, the DOD sent lawmakers its first package of authorization appeals, which include 80 separate petitions designed to influence the final shape of the bill. The legislation will be negotiated by lawmakers from both chambers when they reconcile their versions of the Pentagon's annual spending package into one. "The department opposes...