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.
Navy at ‘tipping point’ with Constellation-class frigate: Lawmakers
“The question is, are we at a point where we either quickly recover and get back on track with this? ... Or do you say maybe we're too far along with this and we go in a different direction?" said Rep. Rob Wittman.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Ahead of White House budget drop, top SASC Republican predicted ‘inadequate’ funding
Lawmakers are setting the stage for a fight to stop the Navy from truncating its amphibious shipbuilding plans.
Defense Hawks Fight DoD Budget Stopgaps As Shutdown Looms
UPDATED: Adds SecDef Spox Comment That CRs Are “Damaging” & Mattis Supports Spending Bill CAPITOL HILL: To prevent a government shutdown Dec. 8th, Congress looks likely to pass a stopgap spending bill called a Continuing Resolution. But yet another CR, rather than a proper budget, would do unacceptable damage to the military, defense hawks say. So […]