Defense Watch

Capitol Hill Week Ahead. Congress returns from Thanksgiving week recess with only a couple of weeks to hammer out an omnibus spending bill—which will include defense appropriations—before the current continuing […]

Presidential Election 2016. A number of candidates vying for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations make speeches on national security this past week. In a speech at the Citadel on […]

Capitol Hill Week Ahead. The Senate and House return from their Veteran’s Day recess this week, and their biggest task will be furthering the appropriations process as the clock ticks […]

Capitol Hill Week Ahead. The fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act may be moving to President Barack Obama’s desk for the second time this upcoming week. The Senate is […]

Marine Drones. Marines love the capabilities provided by small, tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS), but the service is beginning to consider acquiring a large, so-called Group 5 UAS to provide […]

Justifying Big M&A. Lockheed Martin Chief Marillyn Hewson says that there is “no evidence to support” recent assertions by Pentagon Acquisition Executive Frank Kendall that large scale mergers and acquisitions […]

Capitol Hill Look Ahead. Congress is back on the Hill this week, and the big question still remains whether President Barack Obama will veto the fiscal year 2016 National Defense […]

JLTV Not Light. Worries surface that existing amphibious ships may have trouble accepting the taller, more heavily armored JLTV and that holds where Humvees were traditionally stored aboard ship may […]

Capitol Hill Look Ahead. The bustle of last week continues into the next, as the Senate looks to a vote on the defense authorization bill conference report. If passed by […]

Capitol Hill Week Ahead…. House Speaker John Boehner’s resignation at the end of October could change lawmakers’ calculus as the House and Senate work to avoid a government shutdown. The […]