Budget
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ArmyArmy’s Nearly $2 Billion FY ‘24 Unfunded List Includes IVAS, More Abrams Upgrades
The Army’s nearly $2 billion unfunded priorities list (UPL) for fiscal year 2024 includes over $500 million for Abrams tank procurement and $120 million for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System […]
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Homeland SecuritySen. Murkowski Concerned That Polar Security Cutter Program In Major ‘Trouble’
Talk in government about the Coast Guard’s new heavy polar icebreaker has turned silent and the fact that that the company contracted to build the polar security cutter (PSC) was […]
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ArmyArmy Eyeing Readiness Impacts of Artillery Ammunition Supplies to Ukraine
U.S Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Chief of Staff Gen. James McConnville are keeping tabs on possible readiness impacts of the continued supply of U.S. artillery ammunition, including 155mm rounds […]
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Homeland SecurityFunding Request For Checkpoint CT Would Delay Build Out Until 2042, Pekoske Says
It will take nearly two decades to complete deployments of next-generation checkpoint baggage scanners under the Biden administration’s fiscal year 2024 funding request for the systems, which so far have […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Seeks $2 Billion in 2024 Unfunded List
The Navy’s $2 billion fiscal year 2024 unfunded priorities list it sent to Congress focuses on capabilities to make the fleet more capable in a high-end fight. The top four […]
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BudgetAustin Rejects Mandate For Unfunded Priorities Lists
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said he would support removing a congressional authorization that requires senior military leaders to annually provide Congress with their unfunded priorities lists (UPLs) and […]
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Navy/USMCCVN-79 To Be Delivered One Year Later Than Planned
Navy FY 2024 budget request documents revealed the next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now expected to be delivered 13 months later than previously […]
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BudgetNavy Seeks $3.6 Billion For 64 Hypersonic Weapons In Next Five Years
The Navy’s FY ‘24 budget request revealed the service’s plans to procure 64 hypersonic weapon rounds for $3.6 billion over the next five years. The Navy is starting with seeking […]
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BudgetMilley: Rolling Back Spending To FY ‘22 Levels Risks ‘Significant’ Program Cuts, Geo-Strategic Implications
The Pentagon’s top uniformed official said a reported plan from House Republican leadership to cap fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending at FY ‘22 levels would risk ‘significant’ program cuts at […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Seeks LPD-33 In Unfunded Priorities List
The Marine Corps is asking Congress to fund the next amphibious ship early, in opposition to Navy plans, according to the service’s latest wish list to lawmakers. According to a […]
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