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Budget

September 2019

BREAKING: Pentagon Girds Itself for Proposed Continuing Resolution

By Jon Harper
The stop-gap funding measure expected to be approved by Congress before the end of the month would affect some defense contract awards, but the Pentagon will be able to manage the impacts as long as full-year appropriations bills are passed in the coming weeks, according to the department’s head of public affairs.
Air Power

September 2019

NEWS FROM ASC: Lockheed Pitching New Long-Term Sustainment Contract for F-35

By Mandy Mayfield
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Lockheed Martin is pushing for a new long-term, performance-based sustainment contract with the Pentagon that it claims will lower the costs of the joint strike fighter program.
Budget

September 2019

NEWS FROM DSEI: UK Defense Budget on the Upswing

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
The U.K. is bolstering its defense budget and investing in new equipment as it faces new threats across the globe, said the country’s secretary of state for defense Sept. 11.
Budget

August 2019

Budgets Require Industry-Government Cooperation

By Wesley Hallman
We should all celebrate the recent passage and signing of the 2019 Bipartisan Budget Act that ended the federal budget impasse and did away with the destructive spending caps imposed by the 2011 Budget Control Act.
Budget

August 2019

The Budget Control Act is Dead. Now What?

By Jon Harper
The demise of the Budget Control Act and the threat of sequestration does not necessarily portend the end of fiscal instability for the Pentagon, analysts say.
Budget

August 2019

Analysts: 2020 Election at Risk for Democrats as Groups Call for Big Military Budget Cuts

By Jon Harper
A coalition of liberal activists is urging Democratic presidential candidates to adopt a platform that calls for massive cuts to the military’s budget, a move that could spell disaster for the party in the 2020 election, analysts warn.
Budget

July 2019

Electronic Warfare Spending on the Rise

By Jon Harper
The Defense Department plans to boost investment in electronic warfare capabilities as it gears up for great power competition.
Budget

July 2019

JUST IN: Budget Impasse Puts 81 Army Programs at Risk

By Connie Lee
If spending disputes on Capitol Hill lead to a continuing resolution for fiscal year 2020, the Army would need to halt 81 new start programs and 37 planned production increases, a top official said July 16.
Budget

July 2019

OTA Agreements Exploding in Popularity

By Jon Harper
The Defense Department is ramping up spending on other transaction authority agreements, according to a recent report by big data analytics firm Govini.
Budget

June 2019

Future of Army Aviation Funding Remains Murky

By Jon Harper
The Army has ambitious plans to acquire next-generation aircraft as it gears up for great power competition. But uncertainty about future vertical lift programs and other modernization efforts leaves an unclear picture of what lies ahead, analysts say.