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Defense Department
April 2020
COVID-19 News: Pentagon Pushes Back Against Lawmaker’s Stimulus Funding Remarks
The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer pushed back against remarks made by the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee this week who said he is opposed to giving the Pentagon additional funding through another stimulus package meant to bolster the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Defense Department
April 2020
COVID-19 News: Key Lawmaker Opposed to Giving Pentagon Additional Stimulus Funding
As the federal government works on continued stimulus plans to address the economic ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said he doesn’t see a need for the Defense Department to receive extra funds. -
Budget
April 2020
Special Ops Command Faces Funding Cuts
By Jon HarperU.S. Special Operations Command could see reductions in modernization investments in the coming years as the Pentagon focuses on great power competition. -
Budget
April 2020
Expect Aircraft, Ship Plus-Ups from Congress
By Jon HarperPresident Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2021 defense budget proposal would reduce procurement of several major aviation and naval platforms, but lawmakers will likely reverse those cuts, analysts say. -
Budget
March 2020
Political Battle Brewing Over New Nuclear Program
By Jon HarperThe Trump administration’s proposal to begin work on a new nuclear warhead program to modernize the nation’s aging stockpile is expected to be hotly contested. -
Budget
March 2020
BREAKING: Bigger Cuts to Come in Marine Corps Budget
By Connie LeeFuture budget requests beginning in fiscal year 2022 will have major force structure changes for the Marine Corps, said the service's commandant March 10. -
Budget
March 2020
More Drones Needed to Fight Two-Front War
By Jon HarperThe U.S. military needs to beef up its unmanned aerial systems arsenal to be able to fight two wars simultaneously against advanced adversaries China and Russia, analysts say. -
Space
February 2020
JUST IN: Space Force ‘Magnet’ for New Talent
The Space Force is attracting a slew of new talent and young people to the armed services, the secretary of the Air Force said Feb 21. -
Budget
February 2020
Congress Unlikely to Pass 2021 Budget on Time
By Jon HarperPresident Donald Trump released his 2021 budget request in February, nearly eight months before the start of the next fiscal year, and lawmakers have already agreed on a defense topline of $740.5 billion. Nevertheless, it’s still unlikely that Congress will pass appropriations before Oct. 1, experts say. -
Budget
February 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Budget Proposal Funds Second Coast Guard Icebreaker
The Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2021 keeps the Coast Guard’s overall funding relatively flat, but does fund a second polar icebreaker, one of the service’s top priorities.
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