NDAA

Lawmakers say Navy’s shipyard revitalization needs help from industry, public — and Congress

The congressmen say the problems SIOP is facing stem from public support, awareness and 'muscle memory' erosion in industry.

Well-known names to help guide Congress on nuclear issues

The commission is due to provide recommendations to lawmakers by the end 2022.

Pentagon R&E chief pushes new tech initiatives, expects bump in funding

Undersecretary for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu to brief defense secretary today on how Pentagon can bridge over the dreaded tech "valley of death" between the lab and the battlefield.

Biden signs NDAA into law, but when will the money really come?

NDAA is a budget boon for the Pentagon, but a looming Continuing Resolution deadline complicates matters.

Pacific Deterrence Initiative gets $2.1 billion boost in final NDAA

Congress rebuked the Pentagon for "improperly focused" budget request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative.

House Passes NDAA, With $24B In Extra Pentagon Funding and Strings Attached

The NDAA easily passed and now heads to the Senate.

House Lawmakers Want Answers On How Marine Corps Will Enable EABO

An amendment to the annual defense policy bill directs the defense secretary to provide a detailed accounting of the Marine Corps' efforts within 180 days.

AFSOC Pitches New Light Attack Plane To Congress

"The whole reason we’re doing this is because the National Defense Strategy talks about the need to do cost effective [counter-terrorism] operations, cost effective irregular warfare,” AFSOC commander Gen. Slife said.

NDAA: Senate Takes On China, Russia – And The FCC

Besides shoring up physical defenses against foreign threats, Senate Armed Services chairman Jim Inhofe is fighting against the FCC’s transfer of spectrum from GPS to 5G firm Ligado.

Budget Busters: What to Look For in 2019 and Beyond

The release of the 2020 defense budget is still over a month away, and it's already been a wild ride. A look at what has happened, and what might happen next.

SASC Pushes For More Hypersonics As Putin Flaunts New Weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin is promoting what he says are unbeatable hypersonic weapons, and Capitol Hill is listening closely. The result is hundreds of millions in new funding lines.

SASC Seeks Sweeping ‘Roles & Missions’ Report: Wither The Marines?

WASHINGTON: The Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed the most sweeping reevaluation of the military in 30 years, with tough questions for all four armed services but especially the Marine Corps. While its provisions cover topics ranging from swarming robots to “construction and maintenance of public works in Cis-Lunar Space,” its overwhelming focus is reorienting […]

Why Chairman Thornberry Failed To Tame DoD’s Fourth Estate

When House Armed Services Chairman Thornberry proposed eliminating seven agencies and reducing personnel by 25 percent, he faced strong opposition. In the HASC's draft bill, he scaled the proposal back to eliminating just three agencies. But that didn't work either. During the committee's markup of the House defense policy bill, members still pushed back.

The Skinny On Trump’s Skinny Budget: Much Still Unclear

The Trump administration’s long awaited “skinny budget”, officially named “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again”, has arrived. It confirms the $54 billion increase in defense, and proposes to add $30 billion to this year’s (fiscal 2017) budget. It provides a description of what the Trump administration hopes to achieve in defense […]