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Budget
August 2019
Analysts: 2020 Election at Risk for Democrats as Groups Call for Big Military Budget Cuts
By Jon HarperA 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. -
Defense Department
August 2019
NEWS FROM AUVSI DEFENSE: Wary of China, Pentagon to Launch ‘Trusted Capital Marketplace’ This Fall
To help bolster the industrial base against potential adversaries, the Defense Department is planning to kick-start its “Trusted Capital Marketplace” project this fall, said the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment Aug. 20. -
Defense Department
August 2019
Pentagon Underinvesting in Artificial Intelligence
By Jon HarperIn recent years, defense officials have been banging the drum about the importance of adopting artificial intelligence to assist with everything from operating autonomous platforms to intelligence analysis to logistics and back office functions. But the Pentagon is not pumping enough money into this technology, according to one expert. -
Defense Department
August 2019
Army Takes On IP Rights Conundrum
By Hannah Harper“Enabling Modernization Through the Management of Intellectual Property,” the Army’s new policy, tries to balance the government’s priority to maintain U.S. military competitive advantage by leveraging advanced American technologies while also allowing inventors and companies to fairly benefit from their intellectual work. -
Acquisition
August 2019
The Road to Acquisition Reform ‘Nirvana’
Ninety-nine years of magazines sit in a bookcase located in the association’s office. What began as Army Ordnance in July 1920 would eventually morph into National Defense. -
Missile Defense
August 2019
BREAKING: Pentagon to ‘Fully Pursue’ Development of Previously Banned Missiles
By Jon HarperNow that the United States has withdrawn from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia, the Pentagon plans to move forward with a new set of conventional missiles that were previously prohibited by the agreement, according to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. -
Defense Department
July 2019
Directorate Wants to Change View of Nonlethal Weapons
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Modern warfare is often characterized by heavy firepower such as guns, tanks and attack aircraft. But as the United States faces operations in the “gray zone” — actions that remain below the level of conventional armed conflict — there is an increasing need for nonlethal options. -
Defense Department
July 2019
Use EXIM Bank to Expand U.S. Global Influence
By Christian LarsenThe United States’ commitment to influencing global policy through soft power has atrophied recently, exemplified by a reluctance on the part of the U.S. government to leverage foreign military sales and direct commercial sales programs to further America’s interests in regions targeted by its competitors. -
Emerging Technologies
July 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: Defense Department Accelerates Hypersonic Weapons Development
A renewed sense of urgency spurred by rivals Russia and China has pushed the U.S. military to speed up the development of hypersonic technology. The Army, Navy and Air Force are all closely involved in the campaign with more test flights coming in 2020. -
Army News
June 2019
JUST IN: Army to Make Big Changes as it Engages in a 'War for Talent'
The Army is undertaking a major effort to redesign its personnel system which hasn’t changed in decades, said the secretary of the service June 13.
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