Defense Watch

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 […]

DHS Cyber Strategy. The Department of Homeland Security’s leadership is reviewing a Cyber Strategy that has already been vetted by the department’s components and headquarters, according to the DHS Office […]

NDAA Watch. The House and Senate are still at a standstill on a conference report for the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. SASC Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) says he and […]