Defense Budget
Navy’s plans for three new submarines could be held up by budget drama
Secretary Del Toro has also directed an initiative to find efficiencies within new budget caps.
Budget delays could ‘slow roll’ Air Force’s digital infrastructure plans
In early 2024, the service plans to launch cloud-based command and control technologies in three undisclosed locations.
Uncertainty at the top blurs Marine Corps’ work on 2025 budget
Like the Army and Navy, the Corps is without a confirmed chief, thanks to a GOP senator’s hold.
Congress has 11 days to pass 12 funding bills—and that's not likely
A former deputy director of the CBO expects a shutdown—of possibly record-breaking length.
The Pentagon may be too busy to fix its half-century-old budget process, reform group says
The congressional panel looking at the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution system has interim recommendations—and doubts about their implementability.
Congress may stymie Air Force plan to start retiring F-15Es
The service aims to save $2.9 billion by getting rid of 119 fighter jets.
Here’s how to fix the Pentagon’s CAPE office
The changes must go to the heart of the operation.
Don’t Kill CAPE
The storied Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office is invaluable to the Pentagon. Three former directors explain why.
Spend More on Defense? Let’s Focus on Spending Better
The leaders of Congress’ National Defense Strategy commission lay out their priorities.
More than Half of the Pentagon’s Major Arms Efforts Are Late, GAO Finds
The watchdog urges the military to better follow commercial practices.
State Department Worries About Cyber Vulnerabilities Amid Debt Debate
The department wants to spend nearly $1 billion on cybersecurity in 2024 to improve networks and communications devices.
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.
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.
As Air Force Tries to Retire Jets, HASC’s Wittman Wants a Gapfiller
The Virginia Republican wants a “tactical interim” capability to arrive while the Air Force awaits its secret NGAD combat aircraft.
Seapower Chairman Wants Answers on Amphib Fleet Funding
Sen. Tim Kaine also said he expects the Navy’s 30-year-shipbuilding plan this week.
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