Trump’s Claim Of $2.5 Trillion In DoD Dough: Not True
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If you count next year’s budget, the president will be actually selling himself short. But his other superlatives are not justified.
Hands Off, Budgeteers! DoD Must Fund Our Small Bomber Fleet
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If an aircraft like the B-1 was taxed so hard due to high demand, the appropriate lesson is that the nation needs more bombers, not less.
Congress’ Budget Gridlock Threatens Army Hypersonics
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“As long as we get an appropriation by the beginning of the calendar year, I think we’ll be okay,” the Army’s chief of budget planning said.
Esper Confirmed As SecDef; Budget Deal Leaves DoD Spending Flat Next Year
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With a two-year budget deal the Pentagon is getting what it wanted: budget certainty. But that certainty comes at a cost.
To CR Or Not To CR — How Bad Would A Full Year CR Be?
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The clock is ticking, and the Senate, where floor time is always at a premium, has only 35 days in session after July 4th before fiscal 2020 begins (August is mostly recess, unless the Senate decides to enjoy the swelter of a Washington summer).
US-China Likely To Clash At Shangri La
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We could see the most direct U.S. challenge to China since 2005, when Defense Secretary Rumsfeld became the proverbial skunk at the globalist garden party in Singapore by bluntly chastising the Chinese for what was then only the very beginning of their military modernization program.
Army Big 6 Gets $10B More Over 2021-2025
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Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy says the service’s new five-year budget plan will be finished within weeks.
Defense Spending Will Bust BCA Caps: Mark Cancian
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One of Washington’s leading budget experts explains how bipartisan supporters of Pentagon funding will steamroll the Budget Control Act.
Continuing Resolution Would Disrupt 118 Army Programs: Gen. McConville
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Addressing topics from modernization to millennials, Trump’s pick for Army Chief of Staff sailed through his confirmation hearing — except for six bitter minutes.
Dems Will Fight White House’s $174B Add To Pentagon’s OCO Emergency Fund
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Two top Democrats blasted the proposal, calling it a “blatant attempt to make a mockery of the federal budget process.”