Navy Transport With Equipment, Personnel for Gaza Pier Back Home After Engine Fire
A Navy ship on its way to Gaza with parts for the temporary pier returned home after experiencing a fire, the Navy said Wednesday.…
Document: CBO Cost Estimate of the House FY 2017 NDAA
The following is the May 4, 2016 cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office on the House Fiscal Year 2017…
CSIS Panel: Speed, Not Cost, is Key Question in Defense Acquisition Reform
Speed of acquiring new technology – rather than lowering cost – is the driving force behind U.S. military acquisition reform,…
Document: Report to Congress on Defense Legislation Reform
The following April 20, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Goldwater-Nichols at 30: Defense Reform and Issues for Congress.…
EUCOM Nominee Scaparrotti: Putin ‘Trying to Break Up NATO’
The nominee to command American and NATO forces in Europe says Russia needs to receive a “strong, clear and consistent”…
U.S. Forces Korea Nominee: North Korea is ‘Moving in the Wrong Direction’
North Korea is “moving in the wrong direction” with its escalating approach to crisis on the peninsula and in the…
Document: Report to Congress on the Fiscal Year 2017 U.S. Defense Budget
The following is the April 12, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Defense: FY2017 Budget Request, Authorization, and Appropriations. …
In the Midst of Military Personnel Reform Pentagon Still Struggling How to Define Talent
The senior official who led the Pentagon’s Force of the Future effort said the largest problem he faced wasn’t resistance…
Senate Leaders Set to Expand Role of U.S. Cyber Command in New Defense Bill
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the defense authorization bill will call for making U.S. Cyber Command a functional…
Former Hill Staffers Explain Ins and Outs of Crafting Annual U.S. Defense Bill
Unlike Russia and China, the United States needs “to be in three places at once”—a rationale that lies behind some…
Dunford: Next U.S. Military Strategy Document will be Classified
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said the next military strategy document will be kept classified, a recommendation…