Frequently Asked Questions on the U.S. Defense Budget and the Budget Control Act
The following is the July 13, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, The Defense Budget and the Budget Control Act: Frequently…
Unpredictable Pentagon Spending Causing Vendors to Leave Marketplace; Research and Development Stagnant
Congressional spending has become so unpredictable, a panel of Pentagon experts said the defense industrial base is shrinking and the…
Thornberry: Budget Control Act Limits on Defense Spending Could End Soon
ARLINGTON, Va. — Expect Congress to consider reversing the nearly five-year policy of limiting Department of Defense spending, and either…
DEPSECDEF Work Cautions Trump Team Against Growing Military Size Over Capability
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The deputy secretary of defense told the incoming Trump administration that repealing the 2011 Budget Control Act…
Expert: Sequestration Spending Caps Will be Major Challenge for Next Administration
The Budget Control Act of 2011 is probably the largest challenge the next administration faces and not just in defense…
Frank Kendall: Pentagon FY 2017 Focus on Research and Development Designed to Keep U.S. Military Edge
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Pentagon’s top weapons’ buyer said the Fiscal Year 2017 president’s budget paid in the research…
FY 2017 Navy Budget Adds 3 More Aegis Combat System Modernizations Over Next 5 Years
Ten guided missile destroyers will be fully upgraded to Navy’s top-of-the-line Aegis combat system over the next five years —…
Pentagon Comptroller McCord: New 2-Year Budget Deal Helps Now Without Hurting In 2020s
The Defense Department is about three weeks from finalizing its Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and is coordinating with Congress…
Document: GAO Report On ‘Implementation and Effects’ of Sequestration on the Pentagon
The following is the May 27, 2015 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Sequestration: Documenting and Assessing Lessons Learned Would Assist…
CSBA Predicts Congress will Trim Pentagon Acquisition, Preserve Personnel
In the defense budget to be unveiled Monday, a senior analyst said he didn’t expect Congress to slash manpower in…