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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

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]