Mai Hanoon
Articles By Mai
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Air ForceCSBA: If Historical Trends Applied, Defense Budget Would Drop to $415 Billion In Drawdown
Pentagon officials and many lawmakers agree that constrained spending due to sequestration cuts is harmful to military readiness and to the defense industrial base, but that spending level actually represents […]
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ArmyArmy to Meet With Shyu, Kendall to Discuss AMPV Final RFP Next Month
The Army hopes to review all the responses from its third draft request for proposals (RFP) for its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program next week, allowing for a meeting with […]
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Air Force
Army, Navy: JLTV Could Face Delay of a Year or More Due to Shutdown, Sequester
Army and Navy acquisition officials said procurement of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle could be delayed a year or more because of sequestration, primarily in how it affects the program’s […]
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Army
Reductions in USMC Force Structure Won’t Affect Plans to Buy 5,500 JLTVs
The Marine Corps is still looking at buying 5,500 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles even though sequestration cuts are driving the service to lower its expected force structure, a program official […]
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Army
JLTV Officials: CR Will Hurt Program If Full Budget Isn’t Passed Soon
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program officials said the government shutdown earlier this month and the continuing resolution that funds the government through Jan. 15 are complicating an otherwise simple […]
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Navy/USMCUSMC To Optimize MEBs As Stand-Alone Forces For Rapid Deployment
As the Pentagon works to complete its Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) due to Congress is February, military leaders may inadvertently end up answering a fundamental question: can the Defense Department […]
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BudgetFinal Senate Compromise Bill Lacks Flexibility for Sequestration Implementation
The Senate compromise to reopen the federal government and lift the debt ceiling does not appear to grant any relief to government departments implementing rigid sequestration cuts, despite top Senate […]
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Budget
Senate Wants to Include Sequester Flexibility in its Plan to Reopen Government
Senate leaders working on a compromise to open the government and raise the debt limit hope to include flexibility in implementing sequestration cuts–which military leaders have begged for months –though […]
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Budget
Bipartisan Policy Center: Sequester’s Impact to Industry Will Grow Worse Each Year
If sequestration is allowed to continue, the Defense Department will have troops with a good benefits package but a shortage of equipment and vehicles to support them in operations, potentially […]
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Budget
DoD Comptroller: Contractor Clause of POMA Most Challenging to Interpret
Defense Department Comptroller Robert Hale told the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee that the Pay Our Military Act (POMA) language was “difficult to interpret,” particularly as it relates to allowing […]