“The real flaw in in the CR that we’ll be voting on later this week is that it doesn’t provide enough money, regardless of the anomalies and the tiny plus ups here and there,” Sen. Roger Wicker said during a SASC readiness subcommittee hearing.
By Valerie InsinnaIn 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.
Signalling the political shift in Congressional leadership, Jack Reed, the Democratic senator from Rhode Island who led the committee under the prior administration, is now the Ranking Member of SASC (119th Congress), with Sen Roger Wicker (R-MS), presiding as Chair.
By Catherine Macaulay
As chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Roger Wicker holds the gavel of SASC’s 27-member committee and its 7 subcommittees: Airland; Cybersecurity; Emerging Threats and Capabilities; Personnel; Readiness and Management Support; Seapower and Strategic Forces.
By Catherine Macaulay
Trump’s nominee to take the Army’s civilian reins was not viewed as a contentious pick and was approved on a 66-28 vote today.
By Ashley Roque
“It’s an accident that seems to be preventable, for what we can tell,” Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll said at his confirmation hearing Thursday.
By Ashley Roque
Production of an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft has also slipped by a year, according to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
By Michael Marrow
The panel’s leaders described the need for a capability similar to the Navy research program, but declined to pick “winners and losers,” its chairwoman said.
By Justin Katz
Taking the “guesswork” out of AI for defense missions with RAG-V verification
By fact checking the AI through a new verification process for Large Language Models, it’s possible to reduce hallucinations from 5-10 percent to as low as 0.1 percent.
The proposed bill includes provisions to appease some Republican lawmakers’ social concerns, and jumps in the fight for A-10 retirements, an amphibious fleet and other sometimes controversial Pentagon programs.
By Ashley Roque
If confirmed, Houston would take over for Adm. Frank Caldwell, who became naval reactors in 2015.
By Justin Katz
“The good news about this approach is this really fits my priority of speed, speed and speed,” Frank Calvelli, space acquisition czar at the Department of the Air Force, said of the plan to have NRO take the lead with Space Force oversight and some funding.
By Theresa Hitchens
The new report from Sen. Elizabeth Warren comes ahead of a congressional hearing.
By Justin Katz
The Los Angeles-class sub has become a “poster child” for maintenance backlog, lawmaker says.
By Justin Katz
“We are concerned that what was initially touted as a ‘do no harm’ opportunity to support Australia and the United Kingdom and build long-term competitive advantages for the U.S. and its Pacific allies, may be turning into a zero-sum game for scarce, highly advanced U.S. SSNs,” wrote the SASC heads.
By Justin Katz
“Protectionists and isolationists in both chambers have decided to up the ante this year on the NDAA,” writes analyst Bill Greenwalt in this new op-ed.
By William C. Greenwalt