Defense Watch

Not Done Yet. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) says that he will seek re-election next year, after he has remained mum on the topic all fall, according to media reports. The […]

Staying Interoperable. Operations in Afghanistan for the past 12 years have helped American and Canadian forces become as interoperable as they’ve ever been, both with their equipment and their personnel, […]

Word to the Wise. In a “National Security Leadership for the 21st Century” speech at the U.S. Naval Academy Friday, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter tells midshipmen that they would […]

LRASM Flight Test. Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) achieves another successful flight test, with the missile scoring a direct hit on a moving maritime target, according to a company […]

Runyon Won’t Seek Reelection. Rep. Jon Runyan (R-N.J.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced Nov. 7 he would not seek reelection next year. “Politics shouldn’t be a […]

Nominations Move Forward. The Senate Armed Services Committee on Oct. 31 favorably reported the nominations of 394 uniformed personnel, as well as several key civilians appointed by the president to […]

Little Departing. Top Pentagon spokesman George Little says he will step down from his post after two years to return to the private sector and spend more time with his […]

No Budget Cuts Here. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), chairman of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, sent a bipartisan letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Oct. […]

No End In Sight. SASC canceled its Oct. 8 hearing to discuss the impact of sequestration on the services, as the government shutdown drags on. HASC continued with its work […]

A Little Self-Restraint. If Congress is able to pass a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown on Tuesday, the Defense Department will start the new fiscal year spending at a […]