“On an annual basis, we have a CR, half the year’s gone,” the undersecretary for Research & Engineering said. “Our adversary doesn’t have the same constraints.”
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.Gen. Michael Guetlein said that the service is “looking at losing about seven” of the 10 launches it planned under the National Security Space Launch program in FY24 if the CR is prolonged.
By Theresa HitchensDespite reaching an agreement on spending toplines in January, House and Senate lawmakers still have not approved a fiscal year 2024 budget.
By Michael Marrow“We need a budget to be able to continue to fund this,” said Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear. “We always assume there will be a continuing resolution for a few months, but not six to 12.”
By Michael Marrow“The Minimum Viable Capability for CJADC2 [Combined Joint All Domain Command & Control] is real and ready now,” said Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks. “It’s low latency and extremely reliable.” But budget gridlock blocks deployment.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.“Not having a budget is quite frankly, it’s killing me, because my budget was supposed to double this year,” said Air Force Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey.
By Michael MarrowThe Pentagon achieved a minimum viable capability for its Joint All Domain Command and Control effort through the recent Global Information Dominance Experiment, Deputy CDAO Margaret Palmieri said.
By Jaspreet GillThough lawmakers avoided a partial government shutdown set to start Saturday, the extension of the current continuing resolution is sure to frustrate agencies like the Pentagon whose spending is locked at fiscal year 2023 levels.
By Michael MarrowProgress on CCA, the AI-piloted “loyal wingman,” and JADC2 command networks will stall if Congress cannot pass funding for fiscal 2024, the Air Force Secretary warned – while China races ahead.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.In a letter to the Senate appropriations chair, Gen. CQ Brown warns, “We cannot outpace our pacing challenge [China] while under a CR.”
By Aaron MehtaDefense officials are still unhappy with operating under a CR for five months.
By Aaron Mehta and Ashley RoqueIn this op-ed, Mark Cancian breaks down the $106 billion of supplemental funding the Biden administration has requested to provide support to Israel and Ukraine in new ways – with hopes it can help break the Congressional logjam.
By Mark CancianCongress reached a last minute agreement Saturday in order to keep the government open through mid-November.
By Aaron Mehta
John Ferrari and Charles Rahr, in this op-ed, argue that instead of relying on the Hill to bail it out, the Pentagon may need to embrace its true needs and change where it invests.
By John Ferrari and Charles Rahr