Frank Hoffman

Defense Lawmakers Cautiously Optimistic On Budget Deal – But It’s Just A 1st Step

THE NEWSEUM: In a glass-walled conference center overlooking the snow-shrouded US Capitol, three legislators expressed guarded optimism that Congress could reach a modest budget deal. [UPDATED: The chairs of the House and Senate budget committees announced a plan late Tuesday night, but it has yet to pass into law]. That’s the good news. The bad news […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

The Network: Where Hybrid War Meets AirSea Battle

WASHINGTON: In the budget wars between the services, “hybrid threats” and “AirSea Battle” have become rallying buzzwords of two opposing camps. On one side, Army leaders talk of hybrid threats, whose blend of guerrilla tactics and high-tech weapons pose the greatest plausible threat on land, now that Soviet-style tank armies are extinct and the nation […]

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.