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Budget

Ground Combat Vehicle, Iron Dome Contribution Deserve Budget Scrutiny, Krepinevich Says

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

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The Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program and the United States' contribution to Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system deserve scrutiny in light of possible sequestration and other looming budget cuts, according to the head of an influential Washington think tank. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) President Andrew Krepinevich told reporters yesterday in a conference call that GCV should bare greater scrutiny because it will only provide a “marginal” improvement in capability, despite being estimated to cost in…

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]