Defense Budget
US Navy Punts on Building a Fleet to Compete with China
The 2022 budget proposal aims to increase future capability but misses the reality facing it today.
If China Is the No. 1 Threat, Why Doesn’t the 2022 Budget Reflect It?
The Middle East will continue to demand resources even as troops withdraw from Afghanistan.
Where the US Army’s Cut List and Wish List Overlap
Some programs slated for trimming in the 2022 budget proposal also appear on the service’s list of unfunded priorities.
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Space Force Seeks $831.7M for Unfunded Priorities
Projects left out of 2022 budget would boost Cheyenne Mountain security, space-based cryptology.
Is the Biden Administration Proud of its Pentagon Budget?
If the White House wanted to boast about its spending plans, it wouldn't have buried the news on Memorial Day weekend and given reporters just 10 minutes to ask questions.
Naval Spending Proposal Defies Calls to Buy Extra Ships, Boost Marines’ Budget
President’s first spending request seeks to cut procurement to free funds for operations and maintenance.
Afghanistan, Iraq Drawdowns Cut $3.2B From US Army Costs, Officials Say
2022 spending request would shrink service budget by a total of $3.6 billion.
Biden Seeks State Department Budget Boost, But Ambassador Nominations Lag
Slow pace of nominations is the “missing piece" of the president's drive to emphasize diplomacy’s importance in foreign policy, one analyst said.
Eyeing China, Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Would Cut Troops, Buy Future Weapons
DepSecDef Hicks called the president’s $715 billion spending request “a foundation for fielding a full range of needed capabilities.” Republicans called it “a cut.”
Biden Requests Less Than 1% Boost to Pentagon R&D, Despite Hyping New Defense Tech
As the Defense Department shifts its focus toward more technologically advanced potential adversaries, it will have to research and develop more and sustain less.
US Air Force Details Proposed Cuts to Planes, Flying Hours
2022 budget request would retire scores of fighters and tankers and cut thousands of flying hours to fund modernization.
US Space Force Seeks 2,020 Civilian Acquisition Staff in 2022
$17.4 billion request includes two GPS satellites, five launch vehicles.
Analysis: Here’s What to Look For in Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Request
DOD likely to face fight from Congress on plans to divest older weapons.
Biden Nominees Want to Shake Up Pentagon Weapons Buying Process
Shyu, Blume tell Congress they plan to bridge the “valley of death” between the development phase and becoming a program of record.
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