Bill Greenwalt

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Two years on, is the AUKUS agreement at the brink of failure?

Two years on, is the AUKUS agreement at the brink of failure?
Two years on, is the AUKUS agreement at the brink of failure?

In a new op-ed, Bill Greenwalt of AEI warns that the Biden administration has not publicly provided workable legislative proposals that would take aim at the ITAR challenges for AUKUS.

Missile threats are more than just theoretical — here are realistic solutions

Missile threats are more than just theoretical — here are realistic solutions
Missile threats are more than just theoretical — here are realistic solutions

A study by the National Academy of Public Administration sounded the alarm over missile defense gaps and recommended ways to shore it up, as argued below by two figures who worked closely on it.

Leave the Air Force’s new acquisition proposal in the starting gate

Leave the Air Force’s new acquisition proposal in the starting gate
Leave the Air Force’s new acquisition proposal in the starting gate

A new proposal from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall seems helpful on its face, but Bill Greenwalt and John Ferrari of AEI see red flags in the details.

$1T in new defense spending pledged by key US partners in 1 year: Analysis

$1T in new defense spending pledged by key US partners in 1 year: Analysis
$1T in new defense spending pledged by key US partners in 1 year: Analysis

In the last year, 37 nations have combined to announce defense spending increases of over $1 trillion, to be spent during the next five years, according to a new American Enterprise Institute analysis.

DIU’s director tried to overcome a calcified defense innovation system. It beat him. Now what?

DIU’s director tried to overcome a calcified defense innovation system. It beat him. Now what?
DIU’s director tried to overcome a calcified defense innovation system. It beat him. Now what?

“DoD, through its neglect, is turning its back on the disruptive opportunities from the commercial and non-traditional innovation sector,” warns Bill Greenwalt of AEI.

FTC activism and Ukraine signal a new era for the US defense industrial base

FTC activism and Ukraine signal a new era for the US defense industrial base
FTC activism and Ukraine signal a new era for the US defense industrial base

“Not only is the government skeptical of ongoing consolidation, it is not happy with the execution of those promises made in the past,” writes Bill Greenwalt of AEI.

The NTIB is dying: Is AUKUS next? Congress must apply life support soon.

The NTIB is dying: Is AUKUS next? Congress must apply life support soon.
The NTIB is dying: Is AUKUS next? Congress must apply life support soon.

AEI’s Bill Greenwalt calls on Congress to step in to re-invigorate the NTIB before outdated export controls smother innovation.

How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ is undermining the arsenal of democracy

How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ is undermining the arsenal of democracy
How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ is undermining the arsenal of democracy

Responding to America’s protectionist policies, allies write new letter to White House pushing for waivers, according to a new op-ed from AEI’s Bill Greenwalt and Dustin Walker.

Biden defense nominations: A disappointing first year status report

Biden defense nominations: A disappointing first year status report
Biden defense nominations: A disappointing first year status report

The reality is these holds can easily be overcome if there was a willingness by Senate leadership to force what will likely be overwhelmingly bipartisan positive votes.

New defense budget commission could be last hope for fixing DoD spending

New defense budget commission could be last hope for fixing DoD spending
New defense budget commission could be last hope for fixing DoD spending

The new independent panel will make legislative and policy recommendations to reform the budgeting process “to enable the United States to more effectively counter near-peer competitors.”

FARA Farce: What The Army Didn’t Learn From The F-35

FARA Farce: What The Army Didn’t Learn From The F-35
FARA Farce: What The Army Didn’t Learn From The F-35

As the Army races forward to take flight in its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), Breaking Defense contributor and acquisition expert Bill Greenwalt sees too many troubling parallels with the Air Force’s infamous production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. With taxpayer dollars and Army tactical capabilities in the balance, he argues in the op-ed…

O No Canada: Is A Three-Eyed AUKUS An Augury For Change?

O No Canada: Is A Three-Eyed AUKUS An Augury For Change?
O No Canada: Is A Three-Eyed AUKUS An Augury For Change?

When Australia, the US and UK announced a new pacific-focused defense agreement last month, it was hard not to notice that the deal excluded the other two members of the Five Eyes intelligence agreement. Local media in Canada certainly seized on it to raise questions about Ottawa’s standing in the world. Bill Greenwalt, a member…

China Already Outspends US Military? Discuss

China Already Outspends US Military? Discuss
China Already Outspends US Military? Discuss

Bill Greenwalt worked hand in glove with the late Sen. Sen. McCain as he tried — and repeatedly failed — to cleanse the defense budget of huge amounts of what isn’t really defense spending — cancer research, health care, grocery stores and the list goes on and on. If you strip this from the defense…

Competing in Time:  How DoD Is Losing The Innovation Race To China

Competing in Time:  How DoD Is Losing The Innovation Race To China
Competing in Time:  How DoD Is Losing The Innovation Race To China

Despite reforms, the Pentagon and Congress have failed to break out of a Cold War, central-planning model that’s stifled innovation.

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