Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Steep new tariffs imposed and threatened by President Trump will increase prices for goods purchased by the Pentagon, weakening supply chains and stressing military readiness and spending plans, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warns.
The House will be in session for "more days and for longer weeks" next year, according to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Eight former defense secretaries -- Democrats and Republicans alike, including Republicans who served Democratic presidents -- have written to congressional leaders urging passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on national security grounds.
The Congressional Research Service this week completed an updated report on conventional prompt global strike weapons and long-range ballistic missiles, giving lawmakers a typical CRS-style rundown on various issues and posing possible questions for Congress to ask:
The Congressional Research Service this week completed an updated report on conventional prompt global strike weapons and long-range ballistic missiles, giving lawmakers a typical CRS-style rundown on various issues and posing possible questions for Congress to ask:
Yesterday we brought you word of a memo from Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's top acquisition official, on new plans to increase competition:
The Senate Armed Services Committee today approved four nominations for key Defense Department and service posts.
The Congressional Budget Office today released its annual review of U.S. nuclear weapons spending, projecting total expenditures for the next six years.
The Defense Department should rescind an interim rule, issued last month, that dictates how the department will attempt to improve the security of its information technology and services supply chain, according to the Information Technology Industry Council.
The Defense Department has set an "aggressive" time line for the completion of its fiscal year 2014 budget request, mandating that the services and defense agencies turn in their detailed spending plans in time for an expected release date in "mid-March."
Top Republicans from the House and Senate Armed Services committees plan to unveil their thoughts today on how to avert "the automatic defense cuts known as sequestration," according to press releases sent out by a few of them.
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) turned the discussion at today's hearing to the industrial base, asking Hagel whether he would commit to helping ensure its stability in the face of uncertain financial conditions.
Summing up the first round of questions: Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) has been hit hard on past comments about Israel and nuclear disarmament, as expected.
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) today called cyber threats as big a deal as any other threats facing the United States.
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivered a tough opening statement at today's hearing, accusing the nominee of believing in a worldview predicated on "appeasing our enemies," among other things.
We've obtained and posted the prepared testimony that Hagel is reading today.
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel goes before the Senate Armed Services Committee today for his confirmation hearing, and we'll be keeping track right here on Defense: Next.
GAO has taken up the issue of Air Force and Navy plans to extend the service life of mainstay fighters in a new report, noting that the two plan to spend almost $5 billion to keep 300 F-16s and 150 F/A-18s around a lot longer.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his counterpart from Thailand, Sukumpol Suwanatat, today issued a new "joint vision statement" on defense ties between the two countries:
The United States and Australia have stepped up their space ties, the Defense Department announced today, agreeing to "advance the bi-lateral long-term international partnership on space situational awareness by placing two key U.S. space systems in Australia."