NDAA Update
From our friends on the Hill:

For Immediate Release:
November 14, 2017
  TOP FACTS TO KNOW

  • OVERWHELMING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT: The House vote was 344-81, while the Senate vote was 89-8. 

  • PROVIDES THE NECESSARY TOPLINE OF NEARLY $700 BILLION—a $26 billion increase above the President’s budget requests.

  • LARGEST PAY RAISE FOR OUR TROOPS IN 8 YEARS 

  • INCREASES THE SIZE OF ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, ARMY GUARD AND RESERVE, NAVAL AND AIR RESERVE, AS WELL AS AIR GUARD 

  • PERMANENTLY PRESERVES SPECIAL SURVIVOR INDEMNITY ALLOWANCE (SSIA) PAYMENTS TO MORE THAN 60,000 SURVIVING MILITARY SPOUSES. 

  • MAKES MAJOR REFORMS IN PENTAGON BUYING PRACTICES INCLUDING E-COMMERCE, DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDITING, AND INCREASED OVERSIGHT INTO SERVICE CONTRACTS 

  • INCREASE OF $26.4B TO REBUILD A WORN-OUT MILITARY:
  • $1.9 billion for facilities maintenance
  • $4.4 billion to strengthen Missile Defense (includes budget amendment)
  • Increased End Strength
  • Increased Naval presence 
  • Better-equipped Ground Forces 
  • Aviation Readiness 
  • Critical munitions shortage

  • INCREASES FUNDING FOR MILITARY FACILITIES TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE RANGING FROM BARRACKS TO HOSPITALS AND RUNWAYS TO HANGARS 

  • REFORM THE WAY WE WILL FIGHT AND WIN WARS IN SPACE

  • MAKES KEY INVESTMENTS IN CRITICAL MILITARY CAPABILITIES TO CONFRONT AGGRESSION & ADDRESS THREATS AROUND THE WORLD 

  • IMPLEMENTS NEW OVERSIGHT TOOLS AS DOD UNDERGOES ITS FIRST FINANCIAL AUDIT

The full Conference Report Summary can be read here .

We will continue to monitor progress and keep you posted.
 
V/R,
Tony