Who’s Who in Defense: Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Personnel
The Senate Subcommittee on Personnel sets the total number of military personnel allowed each year.
Official signals changes to Taiwan military aid, potential AUKUS alterations
DoD's John Noh appeared before lawmakers, as they voiced concerns over America's Indo-Pacific stance.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
Who’s Who in Defense: Dan Sullivan, Chairman, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Once again, the Republican senator from Alaska is leading the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, which is given responsibility for military readiness across the DoD.
Biotech boosters win big in both HASC, SASC defense policy bills for FY26
Both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees voted to streamline Pentagon procurement of biologically-derived materials, from first aid treatments to novel explosives.
Senate Republicans ‘very close’ to deal to protect key DoD spectrum in reconciliation language
Democrat Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington, where Boeing is headquartered, continues to raise concerns about potential interference with civil and military aviation.
Who’s Who in Defense: Tommy Tuberville, Chairman, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Personnel
SASC’s Subcommittee on Personnel oversees both military and DoD civilian personnel policies.
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Data overload threatens decisionmakers as autonomy expands
Reducing cognitive overload on warfighters while improving “time to trust” for autonomous systems is a matter of design.
Who’s Who in Defense: Jacky Rosen, Ranking Member, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
Jacky Rosen is the top Democrat on the SACS’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, which is responsible for the policies and programs related to cyber forces and capabilities.
$150B defense boost in reconciliation bill to ‘immediately’ go towards Golden Dome, shipbuilding
"We intend to get this money out the door very quickly, working with the administration," said one senior congressional official.
Who’s Who in Defense: Mike Rounds, Chairman, Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Cybersecurity
Mike Rounds chairs the SACS’s Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, which is responsible for the policies and programs related to cyber forces and capabilities.
Who’s Who in Defense: Mike Rogers, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee (HASC)
As the 119th Congress moves forward under a Republican-led majority party, Rogers returns as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, with oversight of the panel that drafts the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorization bill.
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Turning R&D into reality to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield
Knowing when to build on commercial systems and when to develop something new can be the difference between parity and information dominance.
SASC pushes forward Hegseth nomination for defense secretary
Hegseth’s nomination is set to come to the Senate floor later this week, where it is expected to pass along party lines.
3 immediate tasks for the secretary of the Navy nominee
In this op-ed, John Ferrari of AEI lays out the first three areas of focus he hopes the new Navy secretary will tackle right away.
The ‘Cost Plus’ boondoggle that hobbles US defense
New Army policy on “enabling modern software development” actually doubles down on some of DoD’s worst dysfunctions, argues Warren Katz, chairman of the Alliance for Commercial Technology in Government, violating the spirit – and perhaps the letter – of the law.
Senate appropriators push Pentagon, Intelligence Community on commercial space acquisition
Perhaps most intriguing is legislative language that calls into question Pentagon and IC plans to declassify data from classified remote sensing satellites that are part of a newly developed joint architecture called the "High-Capacity, Find, Fix, Track, Target and Engage and Assess Constellation," or "HCF" for short.