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Budget

Pentagon Contractor Jobs Will Be Hardest Hit, Hagel Says

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, December 5th, 2013

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Detailing his plans to lower costs by 20 percent at senior levels of the Pentagon by the end of the decade, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday he expects that contractor positions will face the largest cut. Hagel addressed reporters on the implementation of plans announced last summer to reduce costs in the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) by 2019. The reforms include eliminating or combining positions at the levels of assistant secretary of defense or deputy assistance secretary…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]