Policy
Defense Spending to Soar to $858B in $1.7T Omnibus Bill
10% bump over 2022 mark is far more than then 4% proposed by Biden.
Policy
Congress Prepares One-Week CR as Lawmakers Work Toward Full-Year Funding Deal
The continuing resolution would push off a government shutdown from Friday night to Dec. 23.
Ideas
Stop Building a Military to Attack China
Concentrate instead on deterring Beijing, and keeping a Chinese invasion force from going anywhere.
Science & Tech
Cyber, Speed, and UFOs: A Tour of Tech Provisions in the 2023 NDAA
The defense policy bill also prods the intelligence community to follow other defense agencies’ emerging-tech efforts.
Policy
Austin Urges Congress to Pass a Budget, Citing China Threat
But the secretary left inflation, supply chain, and worker woes out of his speech to the Reagan National Defense Forum.
Policy
Why Defense Budgets Will Stay High After the Ukraine War
The war is exposing how European nations were underinvesting in defense, and the critical role that renewable energy will play in transatlantic security.
Ideas
Fully Fund America’s International Affairs Budget
Few investments reap larger rewards than the less-than-1% we spend on diplomacy and development.
Policy
Defense Firms Sound Inflation Alarm as Congress Mulls 2023 Budget
One trade association says Pentagon would lose $110 billion in buying power.
Policy
Ukraine’s Supporters Aim to Create Long-Term Aid Mechanisms
Leaders from NATO, the U.S., and others will gather to discuss ideas on Thursday.
Ideas
The Pentagon Gets the Better Part of a Trillion Dollars a Year. Why Isn’t That Enough?
The budgeting process has calcified, with huge sums going to the priorities of yesteryear.
Defense Systems
A Look At Tech Amendments In The 2023 House NDAA
The bill, which boasted several hundred amendments, has provisions that touch on cyber education, spectrum, and satellites.
Policy
Tampons and Tulips? Lawmakers Pitch 650 Amendments to Annual Defense Bill
Other proposed changes to the House defense authorization act would delay new ICBMs and hasten warship retirements.
Policy
Ukraine Aid Oversight Hindered by Pentagon Record-Keeping, Watchdog Says
The IG report follows congressional concerns about oversight and efforts to coordinate with State and USAID.
Policy
NATO to Approve ‘Biggest Overhaul’ Of Defense Since Cold War, Leader Says
The alliance’s response force is to grow from 40,000 to 300,000 troops, Stoltenberg announced.
Threats
It’s Time to Base Fifth-Gen Fighter Jets in the Western Pacific, INDOPACOM Chief Says
China’s buildup means F-35s or F-22s should do more than exercise from Guam, Aquilino said.
Ideas
In a Connected Era, We Talk Too Much About Individual Weapons
Instead, budgeteers and lawmakers should weigh “networked force packages” of arms and gear.
Policy
Lawmakers Plan to Save Some of the 24 Ships the US Navy Wants to Cut
House seapower panel has consensus on five ships; full Armed Services Committee will debate others June 22.
Policy