“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.
By Valerie InsinnaModernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
“I worry that this will end up [resulting] in a watered down version of the report that makes it more difficult for the press and the public to make sure that we are buying weapon systems that are effective and safe,” said Mandy Smithberger of the Project On Government Oversight.
By Valerie Insinna
With the Pentagon budget not expected to grow any time soon, the Navy is facing a major crunch in getting its carriers and attack subs back to sea.
By Paul McLeary
“Although I appreciate the security concerns and understand the need for all officers to maintain cyber awareness,” Sen. Warren wrote, “the Navy never provided a sufficient justification for restricting public access to this information.”
By Paul McLeary
WASHINGTON: Every election sets off a round of musical chairs on Capitol Hill. This year’s GOP sweep will shake up the Senate in particular, and there’s one plausible scenario that should make the Pentagon and contractors especially nervous, because it would put two champion attack dogs of oversight at the helm of the Senate Armed…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.CAPITOL HILL: The US must not go ahead with planned cuts to the Afghan National Army and police, a panel of experts urged the House Armed Services Committee today. Instead, we must keep spending $6 billion a year to support 350,000 Afghan security personnel, go slowly on drawing down our own forces — and escalate…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
