The White House Office of Management and Budget has sent the Defense Department and other federal agencies guidance for a possible government shutdown on Oct. 1, threatening the mass layoff of federal employees.
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Tony Bertuca is chief editor of Inside the Pentagon, the flagship publication of InsideDefense, where he focuses on defense budget and acquisition policy. He previously worked for the Sun-Times News Group in his hometown of Chicago, IL, and at the New Hampshire Union Leader in Manchester, NH. Tony has also served as managing editor of Inside the Army. He has a master's degree in journalism from Boston University.
The White House Office of Management and Budget has sent the Defense Department and other federal agencies guidance for a possible government shutdown on Oct. 1, threatening the mass layoff of federal employees.
The Air and Space Forces Association holds its annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference this week. Congress is out.
The Senate has voted 48-44 to reject the stopgap continuing resolution passed by the House earlier today that would fund the federal government through Nov. 21, setting the stage for a possible government shutdown at the end of the month.
The House voted 217-212 to pass the GOP's stopgap continuing resolution that aims to fund the federal government through Nov. 21 and avoid a shutdown at the end of this month. The measure, however, is likely to be rejected by the Senate later today.
The E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft and Virginia-class submarine would benefit from special exemptions under the new continuing resolution being proposed by senior Republicans attempting to avert an Oct. 1 government shutdown.
The Senate is slated to take up its version of the annual defense authorization bill this week.
Gen. Christopher Mahoney, who has been nominated to serve as the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers today he is fully behind the multiple lines of effort now being pursued to reform the Pentagon's bureaucratic acquisition and budgeting process.
The House voted 213 to 196 to pass its version of the annual defense authorization bill that will need to be reconciled with the Senate.
The Trump administration is seeking billions to begin building an additional Columbia-class submarine in the likely event Congress is forced to pass a stopgap continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown on Oct. 1, according to a list of "anomalies" sent to Capitol Hill.
The Defense Department today announced the final Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement rule for implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program.
The House Rules Committee voted 9-4 to advance the annual defense authorization bill, approving around 300 amendments for debate, with floor consideration slated for later today.
A key nomination hearing is scheduled for this week, while the House and Senate debate passage of their annual defense authorization bills.
President Trump today signed an executive order authorizing the use of "Department of War" as a secondary title for the Defense Department.
The Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled to convene on Sept. 11 to hold a nomination hearing for Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney, who has been tapped to serve as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The Defense Department's annual submission of unfunded priorities lists to Congress totaled $134 billion between fiscal years 2020 and 2025, an increase of 73%, according to the government's top watchdog agency.
Congress returns from its summer break and is expected to begin consideration of House and Senate defense authorization bills.
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Christopher Grady said Wednesday he is "very confident" the dramatic changes being made to the Pentagon's acquisition process will speed adoption of new technologies by cutting through the bureaucracy that has long slowed progress.
The Pentagon is reestablishing the Defense Policy Board after the previous panel was cleared out by the incoming Trump administration.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sparked questions across the U.S. defense sector today when he said senior Pentagon officials are considering taking a government stake in top U.S. defense companies, following a similar move to acquire a near-10% stake in chipmaker Intel.
Senior Pentagon officials are scheduled to speak about emerging technologies at a major defense industry association event this week.