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Congress

Think Tank To DoD: ID Cost Savers, Buy More Drones

Julie Samuel

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

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A Washington think tank is calling on the Pentagon, during these uncertain fiscal times, to identify specific changes to the way it does business such as using more unmanned weapon systems. The non-partisan Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) recommends in a new eight-page brief that that the Department of Defense (DoD) develop a menu of budget-cutting options, including some that “change the way it does business” through efficiencies and “change the business it does” through strategy shifts. CSBA…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]