Congressman Norcross is the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee (TAL), with legislative jurisdiction over specific accounts and programs within the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, National Guard and Reserve.
By Catherine MacaulayIn EMSO, the small stuff matters
With electromagnetic warfare evolving at an unprecedented pace, the smallest details can make the biggest impact—discover how material science innovations are shaping the future of EMSO and ensuring mission success.
As the 119th Congress moves forward under a Republican-led majority party, Rogers steps into position as the new HASC Chairman, with Democrat Adam Smith now serving as the Ranking Chair of a committee that crafts the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) budget.
By Catherine Macaulay
As Ranking Member of the HASC, Smith plays a senior role in a committee with legislative jurisdiction over military policy through the annual passage of the the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
By Catherine Macaulay
Many pro-defense Democrats voted against the traditionally bipartisan NDAA, after Republicans added conservative social riders to the bill.
By Valerie Insinna and Michael Marrow
The policy, spearheaded by the House, will require agreement from the Senate before it stands a chance at becoming law.
By Justin Katz
A second operational fighter is expected to be delivered “in the next couple of weeks,” according to a Boeing spokesperson, averting a potential schedule breach for the F-15EX program.
By Michael Marrow
Combat engineering evolves with autonomy and robotics
Robotic combat engineering will reduce risk to soldiers in the breach while maintaining or increasing the tempo of movement for maneuver forces.
The $883.7 billion bill makes several major changes to President Joe Biden’s FY25 budget request, including a more narrow approach to transferring Air National Guard units into the Space Force. But budgetary matters will ultimately be decided by congressional appropriators.
By Michael Marrow, Ashley Roque, Justin Katz and Theresa Hitchens
“I’m not looking in any way, shape, or form to re-litigate how we got here, where to place blame. I don’t care. At this point, I don’t care,” said Rep. Rob Wittman.
By Michael Marrow
The legislation proposes that if one office in the department officially deems a “cloud-based platform, service, or application” is sufficiently cybersecure to use, then all parts of DoD can accept this ATO.
By Carley Welch
In “my opinion, the Navy is looking backwards, not forwards, in terms of what’s actually happening in the shipyards with this proposal,” the Democrat said of the Navy’s submarine budget proposal.
By Justin Katz
Conservative lawmakers successfully added numerous riders into the final legislation on Thursday and Friday, sinking most Democratic support.
By Justin Katz
With a GOP-controlled House and a Democrat-controlled Senate, nothing in the bill is final until the last minute conference negotiations are completed, but here are the key issues to watch.
By Justin Katz, Ashley Roque and Jaspreet Gill
The full-throated support by Armed Services Committee lawmakers could foreshadow Force Design 2030’s future when its biggest proponent leaves the Marine Corps.
By Justin Katz
In this op-ed, Elaine McCusker and John Ferrari of AEI explain that by not passing the defense bills, Congress is putting national security at risk.
By Elaine McCusker and John Ferrari