Policy

Senate moves on shutdown deal that would fund DOD by CR until Jan. 30

Deal would also ensure administration follows law ensuring backpay. Next up: more procedural moves to send it to the House.

  • Eric Katz
Threats

The D Brief: Acquisition reforms; SecDef’s purge; Army’s million-drone plans; Shutdown deal?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Business

Unveiling acquisition overhaul, Hegseth tells industry to get with the program

One expert said the reforms would sweep away Cold War processes—and draw backlash from established primes.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Buildup near Venezuela continues; War plans for Nigeria; China’s 3rd carrier; Powder sickens 7 at Andrews; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
Business

Defense tech companies will weather the shutdown. But what happens next?

Some primes are doing all right, while small companies brace for uncertainty under a CR.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Ideas

The Pentagon must activate this powerful, underused approach to acquisition

The modular open systems approach is already encouraged. It’s just not used enough.

  • Andy Green
Policy

Pentagon policy shop shifts story on pause in Ukraine aid again

A second Senate hearing this week further mined the tension between DOD and its congressional oversight bodies.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Acquisition reforms, debated; Boat-strike briefing; US troops to Damascus; China’s mini drone carrier; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Exclusive Business

Draft list of attendees for Hegseth acquisition-reform speech shows wide industry interest

The guest list for the Pentagon’s new policy roll-out reveals the rapidly changing face of defense tech.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Experts see promise, risk in Pentagon’s draft acquisition reforms

A draft memo is circulating ahead of SecDef Hegseth’s Friday speech.

  • Thomas Novelly, Lauren C. Williams and Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: A narrower natsec focus; ‘Pigpen-like mess’ at DOD; DC Guard deployment extended; Shutdown sets record; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Pentagon’s policy shop is a ‘Pigpen-like mess': Sen. Cotton

Senate Armed Services Committee members from both parties question DOD missteps, actions that contravened president’s foreign-policy positions.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Acquisition-reform draft; US pitches Gaza force; Nuke-test differences; Vietnam’s fake islands; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
Threats

At NSA, a leadership vacuum and staff cuts threaten operations and morale

"That’s what happens when your boss disappears, and then some of your lead unicorns also disappear,” one person said.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: Rationale shifts at boat-strike deadline; Hegseth bottlenecks Hill talk; Judge blocks Portland deployment; Trump threatens Nigeria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Memo lays out path to removing even more defense civilians from their jobs

The department, which has met its 8-percent overall reduction goal, is now going after “low performers.”

  • Meghann Myers
Business

Meet the White House pick to conquer the ‘Valley of Death’

James Caggy, a former advisor for the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office, wants companies’ tech to match operational needs.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: More boat strikes; OSD’s communications bottleneck; Navy scrutinizing sailors’ tweets; Shutdown effects; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Policy

Senators challenge Hegseth’s bottleneck on communications with Congress

The Senate Armed Services chairman said new limits in a recent memo “may need to be clarified.”

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Defense civilians, other feds abroad fret about making rent during shutdown

Some employees say their foreign landlords have little sympathy for their “U.S. issue.”

  • Eric Katz
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