Project Overmatch Targeting R&D Tops Navy’s Fiscal Year 2024 Wishlist, $550M for Facility Overhauls
This post has been updated with additional details from the unfunded priorities list. If the Navy could ask for more…
$3.6B Marine Corps Wish List Again Asks for Stalled Amphibious Warship
For the second year in a row, the Marine Corps is asking Congress for an amphibious warship the Navy doesn’t…
FY 2024 Budget: Navy Wants to Grow by 5,000 Sailors, Invest in Quality of Life Issues
THE PENTAGON – As part of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget request, the Navy is placing a focus on recruitment,…
HASC Chair Smith Says Higher Defense Spending On the Way, Ukraine Invasion Made Budget ‘More Complicated’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has increased bipartisanship support for foreign policy on Capitol Hill, reemphasized the value of alliances and…
SECDEF Austin Warns of ‘Enormous’ Effects of Potential Year-Long Continuing Resolution
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is warning Congress that an extended stopgap bill to keep the government funded would have “enormous”…
Overview of Department of Defense Budget Process
The following is the Nov. 12, 2021, Congressional Research Service report, The Department of Defense (DOD) Budget: An Orientation.…
Speaker Ryan: Military Funding Gaps Costing Lives, Pushing Services ‘Past Breaking Point’
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) partially blamed a broken military funding system for readiness lapses across the Department…
Navy Bracing For Air Wing Shutdowns, Ship Maintenance Cancellations If Continuing Resolution Extended
The Navy might have to cancel 14 or more ship maintenance availabilities, shut down half its air wings and cancel…
Document: McCain White Paper on Future Defense Budget Recommendations
The following is a white paper that was issued on Jan. 16 from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on defense spending recommendations…
Analysts: Pentagon Budget Outlook Presents Opportunities For Next Administration
The expected shift in Pentagon weapon spending after Fiscal Year 2021 presents a opportunity for the next administration “to make…