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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 House Appropriations Committee has advanced a defense spending bill that adopts practically none of the sweeping changes sought by a bipartisan commission tasked with recommending reforms to the Pentagon’s 1960’s-era budgeting process.
The GOP-led House Rules Committee voted 9-4 to advance the fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill, including 61 amendments that will receive votes on the House floor.
President Biden would veto the GOP-led House's version of the fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill if it were to pass in its current form, according to a new statement of administration policy from the White House Office of Management and Budget.
Derek Chollet, whose nomination for under secretary of defense for policy remains stalled amid GOP opposition, has now been named as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's new chief of staff, according to a Pentagon announcement.
Senior defense officials are scheduled to speak at several events around Washington this week.
The United States intends to pause a host of foreign military sales for air defense munitions over the next 16 months and redirect them toward Ukraine as the latter continues to be pounded by Russian attacks.
Senior defense officials are scheduled to speak at several events around Washington this week.
The Democrat-led Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill that would break the cap mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act by more than $25 billion, setting the stage for a months-long confrontation with the House’s GOP majority.
The House voted 217-199 to pass the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill.
The GOP-led House Appropriations Committee voted to advance its version of the fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill along party lines today, with Democrats standing in opposition to what they said were “poison pill” policy riders that target abortion services, climate change mitigation and diversity initiatives.
The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider a bill tomorrow that would rescind more than $1.2 billion in defense spending, according to a draft report accompanying the bill.
The House Rules Committee voted 9-4 to advance the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill, with 350 amendments slated to receive votes on the House floor.
The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to consider a defense spending bill on Thursday that would cut procurement in fiscal year 2025 by about $1.4 billion below the Pentagon's request but would increase research and development funding by about $2.8 billion, according to a document obtained by Inside Defense.
Inside Defense has obtained a draft copy of the House Appropriations Committee’s report on the fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill.
The White House "strongly supports" the House Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill but notes opposition to several provisions related to shipbuilding, missile defense, contractor pricing data and other areas, according to a new statement of administration policy released by the Office of Management and Budget.
Three congressional committees will meet to consider fiscal year 2025 defense authorization and appropriations bills this week.
The Defense Department announced a $225 million weapons package for Ukraine today, including air defense interceptors, artillery systems and munitions, armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons.
Pentagon acquisition chief Bill LaPlante is departing for a weeklong trip to Japan to reinforce defense industrial cooperation between Washington and Tokyo.
Kelly Magsamen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's chief of staff, plans to leave her job at the end of the month, according to a statement from Austin.
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee has voted to advance its version of the fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill to the full committee, which is expected to vote on the measure next week.