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Army

Army Focus On Readiness Risks Decade Of Ill-Equipped Soldiers

Wednesday, February 24th, 2016

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Army Focus On Readiness Risks Decade Of Ill-Equipped Soldiers

The Army’s plan to focus funding on preparing for a war with potential adversaries like Russia could leave soldiers with outdated weapons and gear for a decade, according to senior Army officials who have begun defending the spending plan on Capitol Hill.Acting Secretary of the Army Patrick Murphy and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, their first opportunity to defend their 2017 budget request that is $1.4 billion lower than the enacted…

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]