Members of the House Armed Services Committee say the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile program has been set back three months due to the ongoing government shutdown. The comment is noteworthy because the JATM's status has been kept tightly under wraps.
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The government shut down for the first time in more than six years at midnight, Oct. 1, after Congress failed to pass last-ditch appropriations bills Sept. 30. Troops must still report for duty, but hundreds of thousands of Pentagon civilians are being furloughed under guidance ...
“The United States government is once again careening toward a government shutdown as lawmakers play chicken over legislation that would keep the government running. In doing so, Congress is putting politics ahead of common sense and political theater ahead of its fundamental responsibility to fund ...
With a government shutdown looking increasingly likely on Oct. 1, Active-Duty Airmen and Guardians will still report for duty. But things will be far from normal. For weeks, defense officials have warned of the impacts of a continuing resolution (CR), a short-term stopgap to keep ...
President Donald Trump on Nov. 21 signed another stopgap spending measure that will keep the federal government open through Dec. 20, as efforts to agree on a fiscal 2020 appropriations package are still stalled.
