Here are some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Saturday, April 27, 2024
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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.
Here are some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon.
Mira Ricardel, a former Boeing vice president for international business development for network and space systems, will be working under former Army general and defense executive Keith Kellogg to run President-elect Donald Trump's Defense Department transition team, according to sources.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter released a short memo today on the results of the presidential election, stressing his commitment to help execute a peacefully and orderly national security transition from President Obama's administration to one headed by Donald Trump.
In a jaw-dropping upset, businessman Donald Trump was elected president of the United States on Tuesday, defying months of polling, shattering Washington's conventional wisdom, and setting the stage for a seismic shift in U.S. national security policy.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has announced $33.6 billion in total foreign military sales for fiscal year 2016, a decrease of $13 billion from the previous year and lower than what the agency predicted in July.
An alliance of defense contractor associations and military advocacy groups is calling for Congress to agree to a fiscal year 2017 budget deal before the end of the calendar year.
The presidential election and its results are expected to drive the defense discussion this entire week, as well as the outcome of several key contested congressional races.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter discussed the Pentagon's commitment to nuclear recapitalization and space operations today during a change of command ceremony at U.S. Strategic Command.
Here are a few must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon.
Aside from the historic presidential campaign concluding on Nov. 8, the results of next week's congressional elections could have wide-ranging ramifications for defense issues on Capitol Hill, especially if Democrats reclaim a Senate majority.
The Pentagon plans to seek $6 billion in supplemental Overseas Contingency Operations spending some time after the Nov. 8 elections, a request that could complicate the overall fiscal year 2017 budget picture when Congress returns to hammer out a spending compromise.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter today announced new initiatives to improve military recruitment and strengthen the Reserve Officers' Training Corps in the hopes of accessing more diverse American communities.
The Pentagon, at the direction of the White House Office of Management and Budget, is building a five-year spending plan for Overseas Contingency Operations that should, "if possible," account for enduring costs that could migrate to the base budget, according to an internal memo reviewed by Inside Defense.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter embarks on domestic trip this week to New York, Missouri, Nebraska and Ohio, while more defense contractors have scheduled earnings calls.
The Pentagon's top officials gathered at a prominent Washington think tank today to make what is likely to be the Obama administration's closing argument for the “Third Offset” strategy, which aims to direct investments in autonomy, artificial intelligence and other technologies to ensure continued U.S. military dominance and conventional deterrence in the face of competition from Russia and China.
China, because it is home to 56 percent of the world's microelectronics consumer market, has a relatively easy time these days luring U.S. companies to do business, but Defense Security Service Director Dan Payne says such opportunities have led to supply chain security risks the likes of which the defense industrial base has never known.
The Pentagon's chief technologist says he is increasingly focused on rapid advancements in autonomy, artificial intelligence and synthetic biology as recent breakthroughs pose challenges and opportunities with the potential to disrupt the Defense Department's push for innovation.
Here are a few must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon.
Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, has retained milestone decision authority over seven of nine new-start programs, despite a measure in last year's defense authorization bill intended to begin transitioning more program oversight to the military service chiefs.
Highlights from the week ahead include earnings calls from the largest defense contractors, as well as several public appearances by high-level Pentagon officials. The week concludes with a day-long conference dedicated to discussions of the Third Offset strategy.