Tony Bertuca

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.

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Daily News | March 18, 2016

U.S. Special Operations Command is asking Congress for additional funding in fiscal year 2017 to begin experimentation on an Airborne High Energy Laser intended for precision strikes during clandestine operations, according to an “unfunded requirements” memo obtained by Inside Defense.

The Insider | March 18, 2016

Defense Secretary Ash Carter has named new leadership for U.S. Northern Command and U.S. forces in South Korea.

Daily News | March 17, 2016

Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee he would favor the creation of a national nuclear deterrence fund to address the Defense Department's coming “bow wave” of triad modernization expenses.

Daily News | March 17, 2016

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) wants Defense Secretary Ash Carter to investigate comments made by a former executive from the United Launch Alliance, who resigned this week after making controversial statements implying the government had gone out of its way to favor ULA over its competitor SpaceX.

The Insider | March 16, 2016

The Pentagon recently sent Congress a package of legislative proposals, some of which lay detailed ground work for a new round of base realignments and closures, as well as seek exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act concerning military doctrine and tactics.

Daily News | March 16, 2016

The new defense acquisition reform bill from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) seeks to drive greater agility into the Pentagon's notoriously slow and sclerotic bureaucracy by creating flexible “prototype project” funds managed by each military service.

Daily News | March 15, 2016

The House Budget Committee formally released the GOP's spending resolution for fiscal year 2017, which allocates $574 billion for base budget national security spending and $74 billion for Defense and State department overseas contingency operations accounts.

The Insider | March 15, 2016

Brad Carson, the Defense Department's acting personnel chief who was recently at the center of a contentious confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, announced his impending resignation yesterday.

Daily News | March 15, 2016

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) is planning to file a new bill that, among a host of other acquisition reforms, would seek to modify controversial Pentagon business practices regarding intellectual property rights, according to committee staffers who briefed reporters Monday.

The Insider | March 14, 2016

The week ahead features many posture hearings on Capitol Hill, including an appearance by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who is scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

Daily News | March 14, 2016

The Pentagon's tradition of major end-of-year spending spikes is unlikely to fade any time soon, despite repeated efforts to tamp down on the practice because of its tendency to generate waste and poor management, according to a recent report from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Inside Defense.

Daily News | March 10, 2016

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is preparing to send Congress a raft of proposed reforms to the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act, while powerful armed services committee chairmen are readying their own potential changes to the 30-year-old law responsible for the Defense Department's present division of roles and responsibilities.

The Insider | March 8, 2016

Thomas Mahnken has been named CEO and president of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

Daily News | March 7, 2016

Top officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, asked to weigh in on the military services' practice of sending unfunded priorities lists to Congress outside the normal budget submission, remarked that the fiscal year 2017 lists, which have been leaked to Congress prior to review by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, are unhelpful in the current political climate.

The Insider | March 7, 2016

Here's a look at the week ahead.

Daily News | March 4, 2016

The U.S. military services' lists of "unfunded priorities" for fiscal year 2017 have been leaked to Congress prior to review by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, again highlighting how some at the Pentagon seek to outmaneuver civilian oversight in order to protect acquisition programs.

The Insider | March 3, 2016

Here are a few must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Pentagon.

Daily News | March 2, 2016

Defense Secretary Ash Carter plans to establish a new Defense Innovation Advisory Board chaired by Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and current executive chairman of Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company.

The Insider | March 2, 2016

The Defense Department is launching its first "Hack the Pentagon" initiative, inviting vetted hackers to test DOD's systems for cyber vulnerabilities.

The Insider | March 1, 2016

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, during his latest West Coast trip intended to strengthen ties between the Pentagon and America's high-technology sector, touted the Defense Department's plans to invest $35 billion in cyber capabilities over the next five years.

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