If passed, the bill would forbid defense contractors from paying dividends or buying back stock unless contractors meet specific performance thresholds on a yearly basis.
Some of the programs that will no longer be assessed by the Pentagon's independent weapons tester include efforts that "could enable the Golden Dome architecture," two Democrats wrote.
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
“I have no relationship with Space X or Mr. Musk outside of a professional relationship in execution of my current duties,” Meink stated in written responses to questions from Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
In a March 9 letter to Stephen Feinberg, nominated for deputy defense secretary, Warren argues that his adult children and the private equity firm he founded could financially benefit from the ongoing lawsuit between Ligado and the US government.
“I share your commitment to maintaining the public’s trust in the Department of Defense,” Douglas Schmidt, the new director of operational test and evaluation, said in the letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Austin’s comments come just hours after it was reported that DoD Comptroller Michael McCord asked lawmakers in a letter to reconsider the unfunded priorities mandate.
Do more with less: streamline workflows, reduce duplication, invest upfront to save long-term.
The report, without "controlled unclassified information" redactions, discusses concerns with major weapons programs from ships to planes to hypersonic missiles.
Legislation would require the 75% of the department's FY23 non-tactical vehicle purchases to be electric or zero-emissions.
In a letter obtained by Breaking Defense, lawmakers called on Sec. Austin to review the "controlled unclassified information" and “publicly release the greatest amount of information possible about these systems, consistent with the continued protection of sensitive information.”
“This unjustified restriction of public access will not serve to protect national security information but will instead be abused to avoid disclosure of failures in our major weapons programs,” wrote Sen. Elizabeth Warren, citing Breaking Defense reporting.
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
With Esper's nomination, the Pentagon gets its third Acting SecDef in one month, underscoring the continued turmoil at the top of Trump administration's national security machine.
The two houses of Congress say they can get their differences squared away by the end of July, but there are some real differences to overcome, and a serious objection from the White House yet to come.
UPDATE: Explains Ambiguity of McCain’s Statement; At Least One More Industry Nominee Probably Coming WASHINGTON: President Trump was put on notice today by the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee that he should not nominate any more candidates for senior Pentagon jobs from the defense industry. Republican Sen. John McCain was joined […]
CAPITOL HILL: President Trump’s pick for the No. 2 policy job in the Pentagon, David Trachtenberg, endorsed new nuclear delivery systems, praised NATO and allies in general and took a hard line towards the Kremlin in his confirmation hearing today. Responding to senators’ questions, Trachtenberg said Russia should pay “a cost” for meddling in the 2016 […]