To finance the $1.5T defense budget, push for $600B in reconciliation
A $600 billion increase to the budget in reconciliation will be needed to get to $1.5T in spending, say a pair of AEI analysts.
Four steps to creating a National Defense Strategy built on strength
In this op-ed, analysts from the American Enterprise Institute lay out four priorities Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth should focus on in the next National Defense Strategy.
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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
Less bad does not mean good: Why the budget deal is bad for defense
Bryan McGrath argues that while a debt deal was necessary, it falls far short of a win for the US military.
Why the budget deal is good news for defense — with one key exception
AEI's Elaine McCusker, former Pentagon comptroller, argues the Biden-McCarthy compromise is a positive sign, but there's work to be done.
Another Continuing Resolution? The enemy is us
Another Continuing Resolution would impact military readiness when it comes to everything from munitions relevant to the fight in Ukraine to the newly revealed B-21 stealth bomber, warns Elaine McCusker of AEI.
For military spending to counter China, PDI tells only a small part of the story
Lawmakers and taxpayers should know PDI is not reflective of the defense investment to counter the pacing challenge of China, AEI's Elaine McCusker writes.
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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
Congress Pushes Forward Defense Bill; Fight with POTUS Looms
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."
Two Top Pentagon Officials Quit; Opposition Grows To Tata
Today’s resignation of Katie Wheelbarger, who oversees international security affairs and had been nominated to be the military's second highest-ranking intelligence official, comes just two days after Elaine McCusker, the Pentagon’s acting comptroller, announced she was stepping down, as well.
McCusker May Stay Acting DoD Comptroller Til October
McCusker will be able to continue serving in an acting capacity for another seven months, Pentagon spokesman Chris Sherwood confirmed Tuesday. The 210-day clock “began when the nomination was withdrawn.”
More Empty Chairs At The Pentagon As USD Policy Rood Canned
John Rood is the latest official to leave the Pentagon, following a string of high-level departures in recent weeks.
Pentagon’s New Ballistic Missile Interceptor Doesn’t Work, Suffers Years-Long Delay
What happens when the Pentagon's new ballistic missile defeat program doesn't work? They keep using the old one, which has a spotty track record.
Trump Picks Technocrats, Not Billionaires, For Top Pentagon Posts
WASHINGTON: President Trump will nominate Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan for Deputy Defense Secretary, one of six key Pentagon appointments announced today. All six have extensive service in government or, in Shanahan’s case, the defense industry. That’s a stark departure from the two billionaires with no prior government service Trump initially picked as secretaries of the Army and Navy, Vincent Viola and Philip […]