Policy
Defense Secretary, Joint Chiefs Chair Rebuff Claims Vaccine Mandate Hurts Recruiting
GOP lawmakers try to pin recruiting, retention misses on DOD’s COVID requirements.
Policy
In About-Face, Army Expects to Shrink Next Year
Chief of Staff McConville says recruiters need to reach families whose children have not served.
Business
Boeing Poised to Score Billions in Biden’s Pentagon Budget Request
Meanwhile, Lockheed stands to lose. But don’t count Congress out.
Threats
New Budget Would Modify Planes, Pursue Hybrid Vehicles To Tackle Climate Change
The Pentagon’s 2023 proposal aims to reduce C-130 drag, modify KC-135 engines, and design a fuel-sipping airframe.
Policy
Flat Army Budget Request Would Fund a Smaller Force
Active-duty force set to shrink amid tight labor market as service leaders propose a 1.7% 2023 budget.
Policy
Navy Gets Budget Bump But Fleet Would Shrink Under Biden Request
Increasing spending by just 5 percent and cutting two dozen ships, the Navy asks for modest budget changes as it wraps up a new fleet plan expected to be heavy on uncrewed vessels.
Science & Tech
New Tech Budget Request is the Defense Department’s Largest Ever
Pursuing China, the Pentagon aims to bump spending for artificial intelligence and 5G.
Policy
Space Force Gets Roughly 40% Increase in Biden Request
A constellation of satellites will track ground vehicles, improve launch trajectories, and better nuclear command-and-control.
Policy
Let Us Retire 50-Year Old Radar Planes, Air Force Asks Congress
The E-7 Wedgetail is the “leading candidate” to replace the oft-grounded E-3 Sentry, if Congress approves the president’s 2023 budget request.
Policy
More Nuclear, Less Ground Attack in Biden’s Air Force Budget Request
The 2023 spending proposal calls for retiring 150 planes, shifting funds, and reconfiguring for possible war with China or Russia.
Policy
Biden’s $773B Request for Pentagon Stays Focused on China
As war rages in Europe, 2023 budget proposal continues the military’s shift from ground combat to high-tech weapons.
Business
Work Urgently, Lockheed’s New Space Chief Tells His Team
Robert Lightfoot wants to meet the Pentagon’s desire to move quickly.
Business
Biden's Nuclear Spending Plans Just Got More Complicated
How much will Russia’s war on Ukraine change America's aging nuclear arsenal?
Policy
Navy’s Next 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan Could Avoid Details–Again
Secretary Del Toro wants to give “decision space,” but lawmakers want specifics.
Threats
Pentagon Could Need More Cash if Ukraine Support, NATO Border Mission Drags On
Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord also said allies are contributing more now than in the past.
Policy
Russia’s Invasion Will Boost 2023 Defense Budget, Top Democrat Says
Rep. Adam Smith: Putin’s war “fundamentally altered what our national security posture” needs to be.
Policy
The Army’s New Decades-Long Climate Strategy Has No Budget
The strategy includes a list of tangible objectives but no corresponding cost estimates.
Ideas
The $76 Billion Cost of a Yearlong Continuing Resolution
Inflation is making 2022 a terrible year to lack a budget. Congress must act.
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