House passes defense policy bill that pushes boat strike video release
The NDAA would withhold 25% of Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth's travel budget until he sends lawmakers videos of controversial strikes on alleged drug boats.
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Proposed defense bill would fund Golden Dome, next-gen fighters
The proposed NDAA would authorize $900.6 billion in discretionary defense spending in fiscal 2026, an $8 billion increase over DOD's budget request.
The defense industry remains in dire straits. Congress must pass another relief package.
The additional costs to respond to COVID-19 were not part of the original contracts the companies are currently performing.
Pentagon wins brief waiver from government’s Huawei ban
The Trump administration is granting the Pentagon a temporary waiver of government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, according to a memo obtained by Defense News.
Congress has secretly blocked US arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years
Four key members of Congress, either individually or collectively, have quietly frozen all major U.S. arms sales to Turkey for nearly two years.
Watchdog report: Pompeo acted properly in Saudi arms sale
The State Department’s internal watchdog has found that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not act improperly last year when he approved billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia without the consent of Congress.
Next coronavirus relief package must include a big defense boost, GOP leaders argue
Congressional leaders are negotiating another multi-trillion package of coronavirus relief spending, to include some money for the Defense Department.
With billions of dollars at stake, let’s responsibly and deliberately spend America’s funds
Two lawmakers warn that hastily passing out money is simply not the solution to a complex problem.
Pentagon nominee slams the US Navy’s fleet plans as ‘not a credible document’
The Navy's plan for a 355-ship fleet was put together without regard to its cost, an incoming Pentagon official told lawmakers Tuesday.
Washington isn’t listening to the Air Force and Space Force
The Department of the Air Force, responsible for training and equipping two military services, has been underfunded for decades, resulting in significant shortfalls in readiness and modernization.
The US is a ‘cheap date’ in cyberspace. A commission has ideas to change that.
A top member of the Cyber Solarium Commission outlined a two-pronged approach for better cyber deterrence.
