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Budget

March 2020

Political Battle Brewing Over New Nuclear Program

By Jon Harper
The 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 Lee
Future 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 Harper
The 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

By Mandy Mayfield
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 Harper
President 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

By Stew Magnuson
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.
Defense Department

February 2020

BUDGET 2021: Tradeoffs, Aircraft Retirements Drive Air Force Budget Request

By Stew Magnuson
Great power competition and the cutting edge technologies that support it dominated the Trump administration’s Air Force budget request for the next fiscal year.
Budget

February 2020

BUDGET 2021: Pentagon Rolls Out First Space Force Budget

By Stew Magnuson
The newest member of the armed services, the Space Force, received its first budget from the Trump administration as a “separate but co-equal” branch of the U.S. military, asking for $15.4 billion in fiscal year 2021.
Budget

February 2020

BUDGET 2021: Trump Budget Would Cut Marine Corps Funding, Force Structure

By Mandy Mayfield
The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2021 budget request cuts the Marine Corps funding by $1.4 billion and eliminated more than 2,000 active-duty Marine positions, according to budget documents released February 10.
Defense Department

February 2020

BUDGET 2021: Trump Proposes Flat Pentagon Budget

By Jon Harper
Despite growing concerns about China and Russia, the Defense Department’s budget would essentially remain flat under President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request, which was unveiled Feb. 10.