News
Search News
In the News
Pentagon Should Set Priorities for Industrial Base, Says Analyst
Shrinking Defense budgets and strategic uncertainty combine to risk depleting the national security industrial base to the point where key contractors might no longer be counted on as vital links in the Pentagon’s supply chain, says a coming study.
In the News
DOD Urged To Improve Long-Term Program Planning
The U.S. Department of Defense must take a long-term view when deciding what programs to adjust or prune as a result of the federal sequester and other budget cuts or risk its defense contractors losing critical capabilities and expertise, a defense think tank argued Tuesday.
In the News
Analyst: Pentagon Should Move to Protect ‘Core’ Industries Before Budgets Collapse
It is the same debate that resurfaces after every post-war defense downturn: Should the Pentagon take preemptive action to protect select companies from economic collapse?
In the News
VA Budget Skyrockets Despite Federal Spending Cuts
In 1947, two years after the end of World War II, the VA spent a post-war high of $87 billion, according to a Congressional Research Service report released last year. VA spending reached a post-Vietnam peak of $76.9 billion in 1976, the research service said. Both budgets were adjusted for inflation and compared to 2011 dollars.
In the News
Obama’s Battle for Syria Votes, Taut and Uphill
Each morning for the last week, at 7:45, more than a dozen White House aides have mustered in the corner office of President Obama’s chief of staff, Denis R. McDonough, to get their marching orders for what has become the most intense, uphill lobbying campaign of the Obama presidency.
In the News
Pentagon Seeking To Avoid Congress On Syria Strike Costs
Todd Harrison, a budget analyst, estimated a higher total, with a week-long strike costing between $500 million and $1 billion. The total would depend on the selected targets, bombs and the delivery methods used.