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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 battlefield in 2035 is likely to feature adversaries with the ability to leverage an array of cheap, commercially available technologies to counter U.S. military objectives, according to one of the key predictions in a recent report from the Joint Staff.
The Defense Department inspector general has found that the Pentagon's Freedom of Information Act policies are "outdated" and should be revised, according to a report released Aug. 18.
Here are a few must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon.
The Defense Department is pushing back against a Government Accountability Office recommendation that would provide Congress more detailed information on how the Pentagon spends its operations and maintenance money.
The House and Senate Armed Services committees have opted to defer $166 million from a Pentagon request to transfer $376 million in funds to counterterrorism partnership efforts.
Autonomous technology has reached a "tipping point" and the Defense Department must take immediate action to accelerate research and development activities in autonomy, according to a new Defense Science Board report obtained by Inside Defense.
The week ahead features two key Army events, as well as a dialogue on the future of naval aviation with a top Navy official.
The State Department has approved its first potential weapons sale under a new process by which NATO will serve as the lead buying agent for different U.S. allies.
Officials from U.S. Central Command have provided a more rosy depiction of U.S. efforts to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant than the facts warranted, according to a new report from a congressional joint task force.
Here are some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon.
A new report from a Washington think tank highlights current and future challenges facing defense spending, while the GOP-dominated Congress is expected to continue a bitter budget battle with Democrats and the White House when lawmakers return from summer recess next month.
The State Department has approved a possible $1.15 billion foreign military sale of Abrams tanks and tank recovery vehicles to Saudi Arabia, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency statement.
The week ahead features public appearances by the top leaders of the Marine Corps, Army and Air Force.
The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to amend the Encore III contract solicitation now that the Government Accountability Office has sustained two industry protests, though DISA does not plan to eliminate the lowest-price, technically acceptable approach that has fueled controversy.
The federal government has issued a third in a series of information technology policies intended to reduce duplicative spending on mobile device services contracts, according to a recent memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget.
The White House is working with the Defense Department on funding President Obama's newly announced strategy to retain additional troops in Afghanistan, but the Office of Management Budget has no plans at this point to submit a supplemental spending request to Congress without seeking matching funds for domestic priorities.
President Obama met with his National Security Council at the Pentagon Thursday afternoon to receive an update on the military campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The Pentagon has amended the charter for the new Defense Innovation Board to include more members and non-voting advisers and plans to host the group's first meeting on Oct. 5.
Here are a few must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon:
President Obama will travel to the Pentagon today to chair a National Security Council meeting on the military campaign to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.