WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), lauded the bipartisan Congressional passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This legislation will strengthen America's national security, help protect service members from brain injuries and boost the economies of Maine communities through shipbuilding and manufacturing with the hundreds o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $895.2 billion in total defense spending, passed the Senate by an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 85-14. This annual defense bill authorizes spending levels and sets poli  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11679) on Dec. 12, 2024, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Navy's DDG(X) program envisages procuring a class of next-generation guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the Navy's Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers and older Arleigh Bu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: BATH, Maine The U.S. Navy, in collaboration with Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the Bath/Brunswick YMCA, held a groundbreaking ceremony announcing a $13 million childcare facility expansion, Dec. 16. In order to fund the facility, which aligns with the Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti's Quality of Service priorities, the Navy contributed half of the project's funds   more