Norcross and Hartzler lead the 16-member HASC subcommittee that has primary jurisdiction over Army and Air Force acquisition, Navy and Marine Corps aviation, and Army and Air Force National Guard and Reserve.
By Catherine MacaulayNew Army mounted system won’t play favorites when it comes to C5ISR, EW and A-PNT
The CMOSS Mounted Form Factor will facilitate tech insertion for new capabilities while co-existing with the Mounted Family of Computer Systems.
Emphasizing venture capital, modular open architecture, and software development will help turn neat ideas into battle-ready weapons, acquisition gurus told Congress. But having separate bureaucracies for Research & Engineering and Acquisition & Sustainment may be a problem.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
The Pentagon is at an “inflection point” in terms of how to split the military budget between the services, Rep. Joe Courtney said, a growing recognition that the budget calculus is about to change.
By Paul McLeary
Part of a special Breaking Defense reference series profiling key defense decision-makers in the new administration and Congress.
By Catherine Macaulay
“I don’t think there’s going to be any increases in the budget, but maintaining budget levels in order to do the things necessary” to fund the Pentagon’s modernization is critical, Rep. Rob Wittman said
By Paul McLeary
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith issued a statement this morning saying, “while we hoped to hold an open hearing with the Secretary-designate and he had agreed to do so, procedural issues have prevented a hearing,” since the HASC has yet to finalize its member roster.
By Paul McLeary
Rather than try to mine strategic minerals, build key technologies, and develop high-tech talent entirely on its own, the US should work together with trusted allies like Australia, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission and other experts argue.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Future inevitability of quantum computers is a security problem today
‘Store Now, Decrypt Later’ attacks must be thwarted now with Zero Trust cybersecurity.
“There really is former-general-officer fatigue, bordering on apprehension, on the Hill – on both sides of the aisle,” a former Senate staffer says. “Trump really burned out a lot of folks.”
By Paul McLeary
“I’m hopeful that a strong vote can persuade the White House that there’s a better approach to that issue so you’re not punishing the troops for something that is totally unrelated,” Rep. Mac Thornberry said during his final press conference.
By Paul McLeary
The cutting-edge IVAS targeting goggles took a $230 million hit, while the latest upgrade to the venerable CH-47 Chinook – which the Army doesn’t actually want – got a $165 million boost.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Whatever happens with the 2021 budget, “:I suspect that the Pentagon’s budgets will start flattening out,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley said today. “There’s a reasonable prospect that they could actually decline significantly.”
By Paul McLeary
Smith sees a blue wave as exposing fissures within the party over “how much do you spend on defense, and what does your presence in the world look like,” Smith said, noting that progressives are skeptical about defense spending and overseas deployments
By Paul McLeary
“This is a terrible idea for several reasons,” Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute said. The oldest ships would need to undergo a service life extension, while the newer ships would have to undergo expensive upgrades for a complex new mission.
By Paul McLeary
This is the last opinion piece Mac Thornberry will write as a member of the House of Representatives (at least, that’s what his staff told us!). I’m personally honored he chose us because Rep. Thornberry is one of the relatively few defense lawmakers I have truly respected for his knowledge, his commitment to quality legislation…
By Rep. Mac Thornberry