Threats

Longest shutdown in history creating a readiness hole of unknown proportions

The heads of several military professional organizations came together to beg Congress to open the government.

  • Meghann Myers
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
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
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
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

‘We’re closer to the end': Lawmakers signal some progress in bipartisan talks to end shutdown

The funding lapse is set to reach record levels but senators in both parties voice mild hope of progress.

  • Eric Katz
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: 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
Threats

The D Brief: Venezuela targets picked?; STRATCOM nom pressed on tests; USAF fighter plan; New Guard quick-reaction forces; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

STRATCOM nominee takes heat hours after Trump’s nuclear-test bombshell

In and around Vice Adm. Richard Correll’s confirmation hearing, senators criticized the president's new interest in testing.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Defense Systems

Air Force can hit ambitious 10-year fighter jet goal—but only with a blank check and a broader inventory

Buying 300 advanced aircraft by 2030 would require ideal conditions from Congress, industry.

  • Thomas Novelly
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: New nuke tests?; Pushback on European drawdown; Arms-export overhaul expected; Marines axe planned regiment; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Air Force’s 10-year fighter jet report is missing key details, experts say

For example, the congressionally mandated report lacks tables for planned aircraft numbers.

  • Thomas Novelly
Business

HASC members beg Boeing to negotiate end to ‘disruptive’ fighter-jet worker strike

17 lawmakers signed a letter published the same day as the company’s Q3 earnings call.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

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

  • Ben Watson
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