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Budget

As Lawmakers Tackle Defense Reform, Experts Suggest Changes of Their Own

Valerie Insinna

Monday, March 14th, 2016

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As Lawmakers Tackle Defense Reform, Experts Suggest Changes of Their Own

A day before House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) is set to roll out his second defense reform proposal, experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Monday put forward their own recommendations, which included creating a new experimentation fund and the establishment of U.S. Cyber Command as an independent combatant command.Guided foremost by the idea to “do no harm,” the CSIS experts eschewed some of the more sweeping suggestions made by former military and Defense…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]