Senate passes fiscal 2006 defense authorization bill

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The Senate passed the $491.6 billion Department of Defense authorization bill for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, including clearance for all the weapons procurement programs. The passage came shortly after Senator John Warner, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) chairman, agreed that weapons procurements is under-funded, caught in fiscal vise formed by soaring expenses for wars, disaster relief and other programs.

Management dynamics, Defense Procurement, Management, Company business management, Military procurement, Defence buying

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Anti-lawsuit gun provision delays defense authorization bill

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Senate consideration of the defense authorization bill for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, is delayed by a consideration of a tort reform measure related to gun manufacturers that would prevent gun foes from suing gun makers or sellers if criminals use their guns while committing crimes. The views of the Republicans and Democrats arguing over the consideration of the measure are presented.

Firearms, Tort reform, Gun laws

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Senate sluggish on defense authorization, appropriations bills

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The Senate was held up in the legislative quicksand that prevented the passage of a defense appropriations bill containing more than $140 billion in funding for all of the weapons procurement and research and development programs. The measure, if it wins Senate approval, represents a huge win for General Dynamics Corporation unit Bath Iron Works, and for the Republican Senators from Maine.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government expenditures, Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Defense programs, Government finance, Defence programs

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