Policy
Hypersonics, Nukes Top House Lawmaker’s Priorities List
But markups at Doug Lamborn’s HASC strategic forces panel are on hold amid threats to force a U.S. default.
Policy
Fill the Job of National Cyber Director, Lawmakers Urge Biden
The previous director left nearly three months ago, just before the administration released its national cyber strategy.
Policy
Will SecAF’s Budget-Flexibility Proposal Die on the Hill?
Frank Kendall wants Congress to allow service secretaries to launch new efforts as threats arise, not when budget season rolls around.
Science & Tech
Talk More, Urges Pentagon's New Science Strategy
“We are prepared to accept more risk to share more information with allies and partners,” it says.
Ideas
Want More Pentagon Innovation? Try This Experiment
A former Defense Secretary and Air Force Secretary propose more budgetary flexibility and a new approach to program management.
Policy
Where’d the Money Go? Lawmakers Press Air Force on Planned Radar Plane
Congress approved $200 million last year to get the first E-7s faster. That’s not happening.
Defense Systems
Repent Your Abuses of Eavesdropping Law, Lawmakers Tell Intel Agencies
House pols want change as agencies seek renewal of FISA’s Section 702.
Threats
Air Force’s Next-Gen ICBM Program Could Face Delays, Kendall Says
Though the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent is on track at the moment, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall isn’t sure it will stay there.
Policy
As Pressure Builds, US Keeps Mum on Ukraine’s Cluster-Munitions Request
Proponents and military leaders note their tactical benefits, but strategic concerns may quash the deal.
Threats
Pentagon UFO Chief: ‘No Credible Evidence’ of Aliens, Yet
Sean Kirkpatrick, who heads the Defense Department’s All-Domain Anomaly Office, briefed the Senate Wednesday.
Policy
Let Me Start Weapons R&D Faster, Air Force Secretary Asks Congress
Frank Kendall wants freedom from rules that require lawmakers’ approval to get anti-China weapons off the ground.
Policy
Navy Shipbuilding Plan Draws Lawmakers’ Ire Anew
Like last year’s, the new long-range plan offers a three-option menu and fewer amphibs than Congress mandates.
Ideas
Biden Must Resist Calls to Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
Transferring the weapons may bring tactical benefits but would be a strategic disaster.
Defense Systems
NSA Pushes Eavesdropping Law, Hits TikTok, Braces for AI-Boosted Attacks
AI will help malicious actors “to be better or faster,” says the spy agency’s cybersecurity director.
Policy