Budget
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CongressDemocrats, Republicans On House Panel Oppose Proposed Cuts To CISA’s Budget
The Trump administration’s proposal to reduce funding for the federal agency assigned to protect federal civilian networks and work with state and local governments and the private sector on minimizing […]
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BudgetCoast Guard Remains Interested In Long-Range, High-Endurance UAS For Maritime Patrol, Schultz Says
The Coast Guard and its partners continue to examine the possibility of using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that can patrol the drug transit zones for a day or more at […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Acquisition Chief: Reaper Replacement Plan Should Come in FY ’22 Budget Request
The Air Force is conducting a study that will inform how the service will continue its critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions as it begins to phase out production […]
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BudgetFirst GBSD Missiles Might Go Into the Ground With Old Minuteman III Warheads
When the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) arrives to replace the Minuteman III silo-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Minuteman III’s old nuclear warheads might go right back into the ground […]
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BudgetNNSA, DoE Selling Softer Take on Budget Drama That Could Cost the Navy a Submarine
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is selling its own version of intra-DoE skirmish that ended in January with President Trump approving a much larger raise for the civilian nuclear-weapons […]
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ArmyArmy Discussing Future Budget Growth With White House To Avoid ‘Collision Course’
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Wednesday service officials have started discussions with the White House on the need for three to five percent topline growth to meet modernization initiatives, adding […]
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BudgetProposed Reshuffling of Nuclear Modernization Funds Won’t Hurt USAF, Service Chief Says
The Air Force will not be affected in fiscal year 2021 if Congress approves the White House’s plan to short the Pentagon budget by $2.5 billion to increase the National […]
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BudgetW93 Notionally Based on Previously Deployed Nuclear-Explosive Components, NNSA Boss Says
The W93 warhead will notionally be based on previously deployed nuclear-explosive components, the head of the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said here Tuesday. The W93, a […]
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BudgetArctic Communications Capability Tops NORTHCOM’s Unfunded Priorities
Having a reliable broadband communications capability for Arctic operations is the top unfunded priority of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), the command’s chief said on Tuesday during before a Senate panel […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPerdue Calls for Detailed Air Force Acquisition Strategy on ABMS
The Air Force needs to provide Congress with more details of how it plans to acquire new networked technologies via the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program, a top Senate […]