Key Dems Question Biden Defense Budget; Ship Fight Likely
“The President’s Defense Budget Request is an outline and a starting point,” emphasizes Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Is Army Richest Service? Navy? Air Force? AEI’s Eaglen Peels Back Budget Onion
This year’s battle of the budget between the services has been much more public than any in recent memory, as Breaking D readers know. Mackenzie Eaglen, who writes for us regularly on Congress and the budget, does a deep dive and presents the results of which service really wins in the budget — and why […]
The questions that warfighters ask the most are now answered with data analytics
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
Pentagon Chief Readies Congress For Messy Budget Battles
The DoD wants to invest in new technologies, but no real budget growth means it's going to have to cut, and cut big to free up cash.
While China Spends, Trump Budget Looks Flat For 2021
After three years of budget growth for the Pentagon, the armed services are going to unveil some drastic changes for the 2021 budget.
Sen. Warren Medicare Plan = No OCO, Lower Readiness
Sen. Warren: "And as everything from more F-35s to massive bombs never used in combat have migrated into the OCO account, the Department of Defense has been spared from having to prioritize or live within its means. It’s not just bad budgetary practice – it’s wasteful spending."
Trump’s Claim Of $2.5 Trillion In DoD Dough: Not True
If you count next year’s budget, the president will be actually selling himself short. But his other superlatives are not justified.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
Hands Off, Budgeteers! DoD Must Fund Our Small Bomber Fleet
If an aircraft like the B-1 was taxed so hard due to high demand, the appropriate lesson is that the nation needs more bombers, not less.
Congress’ Budget Gridlock Threatens Army Hypersonics
“As long as we get an appropriation by the beginning of the calendar year, I think we’ll be okay," the Army's chief of budget planning said.
Esper Confirmed As SecDef; Budget Deal Leaves DoD Spending Flat Next Year
With a two-year budget deal the Pentagon is getting what it wanted: budget certainty. But that certainty comes at a cost.
To CR Or Not To CR — How Bad Would A Full Year CR Be?
The clock is ticking, and the Senate, where floor time is always at a premium, has only 35 days in session after July 4th before fiscal 2020 begins (August is mostly recess, unless the Senate decides to enjoy the swelter of a Washington summer).
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
Explore how networked warfare, AI, and 3D-printed drones are reshaping US Indo-Pacific strategy.
US-China Likely To Clash At Shangri La
We could see the most direct U.S. challenge to China since 2005, when Defense Secretary Rumsfeld became the proverbial skunk at the globalist garden party in Singapore by bluntly chastising the Chinese for what was then only the very beginning of their military modernization program.
Army Big 6 Gets $10B More Over 2021-2025
Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy says the service's new five-year budget plan will be finished within weeks.
Defense Spending Will Bust BCA Caps: Mark Cancian
One of Washington's leading budget experts explains how bipartisan supporters of Pentagon funding will steamroll the Budget Control Act.
Continuing Resolution Would Disrupt 118 Army Programs: Gen. McConville
Addressing topics from modernization to millennials, Trump's pick for Army Chief of Staff sailed through his confirmation hearing -- except for six bitter minutes.