Feinberg’s closed-door meeting on the Hill
Republicans are still pushing for a record-setting $1.5 trillion defense budget, but the way ahead on Capitol Hill is not yet clear.
House passes 2027 NDAA while measure remains stalled in the Senate
“[There are] provisions in this bill that some folks disagree with, but understand that this is just a single step in a long process,” House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., said on the chamber floor today.
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European-made Black Hawk gets an armed upgrade
New kits turn Black Hawks into attack Hawks in just three hours.
Pentagon leaders place $25 billion price tag on Operation Epic Fury
Members of the House Armed Services Committee also pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the recent firing of Army and Navy leaders.
FY27 budget request negates need for INDOPACOM spending wishlist: Commander
INDOPACOM Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo's comments come as the department begins detailing plans to spend $12 billion next year for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
Who’s Who in Defense: Jack Bergman, Chairman, House Armed Services (HASC) Subcommittee on Readiness
The Readiness Subcommittee oversees DoD policy and programs related to family housing; construction; military installations; real property management, training, logistics and maintenance.
Who’s Who in Defense: Ronny Jackson, Chairman, House Armed Services (HASC) Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee
The ISO is focused on DoD policies and programs affecting military and national intelligence.
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How the industrial base is responding to Air Force, Space Force needs
Demand signals from leadership are shaping investments in design, engineering and manufacturing.
Who’s Who in Defense: Scott DesJarlais, Chairman, House Armed Services (HASC) Strategic Forces Subcommittee
DesJarlais leads a subcommittee that oversees critical DoD operations.
Who’s Who in Defense: Patrick Fallon, Chairman, House Armed Services (HASC) Subcommittee on Military Personnel
The Subcommittee on Military Personnel oversees DoD policy, programs, and accounts that affect the well-being of service members and their families.
Who’s Who in Defense: Trent Kelly, Chairman, House Armed Services (HASC) Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
Kelly chairs a subcommittee that’s responsible for Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps acquisition programs.
Who’s Who in Defense: Ro Khanna, Ranking Member, HASC’s Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI)
Khanna is the ranking member of a subcommittee that’s focused on technologies with the potential to threaten US national security.
Building logistics networks for contested environments
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Who’s Who in Defense: Don Bacon, Chairman, House Armed Services Subcommittee (HASC) on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems
Established in 2021, the HASC subcommittee oversees an array of new technologies and related strategies that inform modern warfare, including both offensive and defensive cyber-related areas.
How SASC, HASC want to spend reconciliation on Golden Dome, munitions
The Pentagon has until Aug. 22 to provide its own implementation plan laying out whether it will follow the committees’ recommendations, according to a Congressional notice.
Army leaders need to show their ‘homework’ for transformation plans, lawmakers say
“You chose to give us a plan with few details, with no budgeting and a failure to answer a lot of our questions, and now [I’m] hearing about how this plan will be implemented from my own constituents, not from leadership,” said Rep. Eric Sorensen.
Who’s Who in Defense: Chrissy Houlahan, Ranking Member, House Armed Services Subcommittee (HASC) on Personnel
The Subcommittee on Personnel oversees DoD policy, programs, and accounts that affect military personnel and their families.