Office Manager Isabel Martinez wrote an op-ed in Ms. Magazine explaining how nuclear threats are part of a larger system of injustice largely affecting women and people of color nationwide and around the world. “The nuclear age began 75 years ago this summer. By the time I was born 53 years later, the threat of […]
How is the National Defense Authorization Act passed?
The NDAA process, explained
By Monica Montgomery The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes appropriations and establishes policy for the Department of Defense (DOD), nuclear weapons programs at the Department of Energy (DOE), defense intelligence programs, and other defense activities of the federal government (e.g., military construction projects, homeland security programs). The Defense Department is one of the only […]
Conference Outcomes of the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act
Topline Funding Nuclear Weapons and Related Programs Columbia Class Strategic Submarine House: $4.33 billion, the requested amount Senate: $4.51 billion, an increase of $175 million Conference Outcome: $4.46 billion, an increase of $130 million B-21 Long-Range Strike Bomber House: $2.8 billion, the requested amount Senate: $2.8 billion, the requested amount Conference Outcome: $2.8 billion, the requested amount Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) House: $1.52 billion, the […]
FY 2021 Defense Appropriations Bill From Senate Appropriations Committee
$696.0 billion in Discretionary Spending $627.2 billion: Base Funding $68.7 billion: Overseas Contingency Operations Increase of $2.1 billion from FY 2020 and $2.1 billion below the administration request Military Personnel: $154.2 billion, a decrease of $907.6 million from request Operation and Maintenance: $251.6 billion, a decrease of $3.2 billion from request Procurement: $139.2 billion, an increase of $3.2 billion from […]
