Budget
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BudgetSullivan Outlines Roadmap For Trump, Future Administrations To Continue Strengthening Defense Industrial Base
The Biden administration combined with bipartisan congressional support have launched a resurgence of the U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) but it will take decades of continued effort that requires a […]
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Air ForceTwo SASC Democrats Urge Biden Policy Directive Barring Unauthorized Use of Military for Deportations
On Nov. 18, President-elect Trump responded, “True!”, to a post on his Truth Social network by the president of the right wing organization, Judicial Watch, that praised a possible national […]
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Navy/USMCWhite House Requests $7.3 Billion To Keep Funding Columbia, Virginia Sub Construction Shortfall
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Monday requested another $7.3 billion from Congress to continue to build the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) and cover shortfalls […]
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Business/FinancialPalantir’s CTO Sankar Issues Treatise On Reforming DoD Acquisition
A top Palantir [PLTR] executive last week offered a sweeping set of recommendations—he calls them theses—for transforming the way the Defense Departments buys weapons and systems, and how U.S. industry […]
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Navy/USMCSenators Push OMB To Assess New Sub Funding Idea, Knock Navy On Hill Comms
A bipartisan group of senators expressed cautious optimism at a scheme to shift submarine funding to improve current production rates but also knocked the Navy for insufficient communication with Congress […]
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BudgetSpecial Aerospace Services Adds Missile And Hypersonic Weapons Company To Portfolio
Special Aerospace Services (SAS) on Monday said it has acquired Concordia Technologies, which has expertise in hypersonic weapons and missile defense modeling and simulation, a deal that adds to its […]
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Air ForceLeidos-Developed Small Cruise Missile Eyed For SOCOM Funding
A low-cost cruise missile in the final stages of development by Leidos [LDOS] has made the cut line for funding by U.S. Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) and is being requested […]
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CongressAfter Congress Passes CR, Austin Urges Lawmakers To Reach Approps Agreement This Fall
After Congress on Wednesday evening passed a three-month stopgap funding measure to avert a potential government shutdown, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has called on lawmakers to reach a bipartisan agreement […]
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Navy/USMCHAC-D Chairman Criticizes SECNAV For Submarine Cost Growth, Cites $17 Billion SSN Shoftfall
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, heavily criticized Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro about significant cost overruns and delays in submarine and ship […]
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BudgetDel Toro Details CR Downsides For Navy In Letter To Legislators
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro recently sent congressional appropriations leaders a letter detailing the downsides for the Department of the Navy in a potential six-month Continuing Resolution (CR) […]