Defense Authorization
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Brown Announces Cooperative Agreement Between DOE And USEC To Provide Critical Funds For Piketon’s American Centrifuge Project
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced a framework for USEC and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that will advance critical resources for the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP) in Piketon. The framework includes a cost-sharing agreement, providing the ACP with resources for research...…Read More
Posted on 6/13/2012 | -
Brown Applauds Inclusion Of Funding For Abrams Tank Program In Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Authorization Bill
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded the inclusion of funding for the M1A2 Abrams tank program in the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Senate Armed Services Committee included $91 million for Abrams, which combined with the Fiscal Year 2012 funding l...…Read More
Posted on 5/24/2012 | -
Brown Applauds “Strategic Pause” In Senate Defense Authorization Bill; Move Will Preserve Planes And Personnel At Youngstown Air Reserve Station For At Least An Additional Year
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded the news that the Senate Armed Services Committee has included a “strategic pause” in the Senate Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Authorization (NDAA) bill. The Air Force had proposed a shift in aircraft that would have resulted in a loss o...…Read More
Posted on 5/24/2012 | -
Brown Applauds “Strategic Pause” Included in Senate Defense Authorization Bill; Move Will Preserve C-27J Program In Mansfield For At Least An Additional Year
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded the news that the Senate Armed Services Committee has included a “strategic pause” in the Senate Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Authorization (NDAA) bill. The move will preserve the C-27J program at the Mansfield Air National Guard Base (...…Read More
Posted on 5/24/2012 | -
In Advance of Defense Authorization Consideration, Brown Urges Armed Services Chairman To Reject Plan To End Abrams Tank Modernization Program
In advance of committee consideration of the FY2012 Defense Authorization bill, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) sent a letter to Senate Armed Service Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) urging him to reject any plan to end the M1A2 Abrams tank modernization program. The Abrams tank is manuf...…Read More
Posted on 6/13/2011 |