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Budget
February 2023
JUST IN: Congress Facing Tough Decisions on Defense Programs and Spending
Every year, the Defense Department and Congress make tradeoffs — deciding what systems can be mothballed so new ones can be procured or slowing the acquisition of a system to fund research in another. But with the ongoing war in Ukraine, increasing Chinese assertiveness and pressure to rein in spending, -
Budget
February 2023
2023 NDAA Provides New Opportunities for Industry
By Stephanie Barna , Alex Hastings and Michele PearceThe 4400-page 2023 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes $858 billion in total defense spending and contains several provisions that will be of interest to companies across industries that do business with the U.S. government. -
Navy News
February 2023
Congress Delivers a ‘Ship-Shape’ Allocation for Navy
By Chris SaxOn Dec. 23, Congress sent the National Defense Authorization Act to the president’s desk for signature. -
Budget
January 2023
After Record Budget, Pentagon Could See Belt Tightening
Many current and former members of Congress, analysts and industry leaders have said the best-case scenario for 2024 is a year-long continuing resolution. -
Air Force News
January 2023
Analysis: The B-21 Raider’s Critical Numbers Game
There will be many budget battles in the coming years that will put pressure on the B-21 program. -
Budget
December 2022
Congress Passes Record Defense Bill, Late Again
Late on Dec. 15, Congress passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. The annual defense bill came some 75 days after the start of the fiscal year. That’s worse than usual. -
Defense Department
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Acquisition
November 2022
LaPlante: Time to Prioritize Defense Production
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante seemed in a feisty mood when discussing acquisition reform and the big lesson of Ukraine: production matters. -
Budget
October 2022
Congress Leaves Defense Department Hanging
The Defense Department started fiscal year 2023 with the same funding as 2022, and no adjustment for the roughly 9 percent inflation since the beginning of fiscal year 2022. -
Budget
September 2022
Congress Continues to Kick Appropriations Can
The federal government will ring in the fiscal new year under a continuing resolution — the device Congress uses to paper over its persistent failure to appropriate.
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