Top Senate and House Democrats decided to restore the joint hearings of the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees for veterans service organizations axed last year by the Republican majority. The joint hearings also will be held at the traditional time—after the Administration delivers its new budget. In a statement last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hailed the joint hearings as a “valuable dialogue,” and said it would “ensure that Congress protects the interests of the brave men and women who have defended our freedom.”
New GBSD Will Fly in 2023; No Margin Left for Minuteman
June 14, 2021
The first Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent missile will fly by the end of 2023, and not a moment too soon, as the Minuteman III ICBM is becoming increasingly costly and challenging to keep credible, strategic system managers and commanders said during an AFA virtual forum. They also discussed initial operating and…