Budget

For the Pentagon, the question is not whether programs will have to be delayed if a yearlong continuing resolution is enacted for fiscal year 2016, it’s how many and which […]

The fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act will soon be headed to president’s desk, but now the bigger question is whether President Barack Obama will make good on his […]

Acquisition and compensation reform dominated the 2016 defense authorization bill’s reconciliation process, but the final bill highlights a growing concern about cyber threats, giving rise to new funds and laws […]

Sea and air power were major winners in the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act conference report released on Tuesday. In their versions of the NDAA, both the House […]

The Thursday Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Ford-class carrier, which has been dogged by ballooning costs and schedule delays, turned into a referendum on acquisition reform. The USS […]

The House on Thursday passed the conference report of the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, paving the way for a Senate vote next week. However, even if the […]

The House and Senate on Tuesday struck a deal on the defense authorization bill, agreeing on a conference report that contains an array of acquisition reform provisions meant to increase […]

The House and Senate on Tuesday unveiled the reconciled version of the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill, which retains a $38.3 billion boost to wartime funding to circumvent mandatory […]

Since the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 was enacted, the defense world has become accustomed to fiscal uncertainty in the form of sequestration, continuing resolutions and government shutdown. However, […]

The Senate on Thursday failed to pass a continuing resolution (CR) that tied the spending needed to keep the government running until mid-December with the withdrawal of federal funds for […]