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Highlights of the 2023 Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
The following is the Nov. 17, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Highlights of the 2023 Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence for Congress. Read More
Latest Continuing Resolution Includes $3.3B Anomaly for Sub Construction
U.S. Capitol on Dec. 29, 2022. USNI News Photo
President Joe Biden signed a tiered stopgap funding bill on Thursday that keeps the Defense Department funded through early February 2024 and includes an anomaly for the Columbia-class submarine program. Read More
VIDEO: B-21 Raider Makes First Flight
B-21 Raider in flight on Nov. 10, 2023. Matt Hartman image used with permission
The Air Force’s new stealth bomber made its first flight in California on Friday, according to plane spotters in California. Read More
Houthis Shoot Down U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Over Red Sea
Images released from Houthis in Yemen claiming to be the Nov. 8, 2023, shoot down of a U.S. MQ-9B over the Red Sea.
Houthis shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper off the coast of Yemen over the Red Sea, a defense official confirmed to USNI News. Read More
Pentagon Pushing For 5.2% Military Pay Increase in FY 2024, Deputy SecDef Says
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks at a fire side chat at the Center for New American Security, Washington, D.C., Nov. 7, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)
This story has been updated to correct statements made by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks.
The Department of Defense continues to push for a 5.2 percent pay increase in Fiscal Year 2024, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced Tuesday during a Center for New American Security event. Read More
U.S., Philippines Complete Largest EDCA Project to Date
Basa Air Base on Nov. 6, 2023. Philippine Air Force Photo
U.S. and Philippine defense officials marked the completion of their Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement site project at Basa Air Base in a ceremony unveiling a refurbished runway on Monday. Read More
New Russian, Chinese Weapons Prompt U.S. to Rethink Strategic Laydown, Says New Report to Congress
Chinese DF-41 missiles in 2020.
The expanding conventional and nuclear weapon arsenals of China and Russia must be taken into account in laying out the United States’ future strategic posture, the Senate Armed Services Committee was told Thursday. Read More
Report to Congress on the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
The following is the Oct. 12, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, The U.S. Defense Industrial Base: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Report to Congress on the Defense Production Act
The following is the Oct. 6, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, The Defense Production Act of 1950: History, Authorities, and Considerations for Congress. Read More
