Defense Secretary Ash Carter plans to attend a NATO defense ministerial in Brussels next week, according to a Pentagon announcement.
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Sunday, March 23, 2025
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.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter plans to attend a NATO defense ministerial in Brussels next week, according to a Pentagon announcement.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has named the members of the Pentagon's new Defense Innovation Board that include technology company executives and the former chief of U.S. Special Operations Command.
The Senate voted this morning to end debate on the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill, setting up a final vote for early next week.
An amendment spearheaded by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) to increase the Defense Department's overseas contingency operations budget by $18 billion in the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill was voted down by the full Senate today, along with an amendment offered by Democrats to increase domestic spending by the same level.
The Republican Party is set to roll out a new national security agenda today and specifically lists acquisition reform as a key priority.
The United States and Sweden have agreed to a new security partnership that emphasizes enhanced military posture in the Baltic Sea region amid continued international fears of Russian military aggression.
Senate Democrats are offering an amendment to the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill that would increase domestic spending by $18 billion to balance a similar increase sought by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that would boost the Pentagon's overseas contingency operations budget.
The White House Office of Management and Budget will recommend that President Obama veto the Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill if it arrives on his desk in its present form, according to a 21-page statement of administration policy released Tuesday.
The U.S. government has officially recognized India as a "major defense partner" and is committed to providing that nation with a "wide range" of "license-free access" to dual-use technologies in support of U.S.-India defense cooperation, according to a joint statement from both nations.
The Senate has begun debate over the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill, which Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wants passed by the end of the week.
Defense secretary Ash Carter is scheduled to meet privately with Space X CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook confirmed today.
The Senate is back and set to take up the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill some time this week.
Former Pentagon officials on Friday discussed ways to strengthen the government's relationship with defense contractors, identifying as problem areas a culture of “overenthusiastic compliance” and a serious lack of useable data.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton used a speech in San Diego today to not only outline her vision for U.S. national security and foreign policy, but to highlight stark differences between herself and Donald Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, whom she argued would take America down a “dangerous path.”
The Senate Appropriations Committee, aiming to reduce redundancy and improve oversight, is proposing to consolidate $1.7 billion from several disparate funds in the Defense Department's overseas contingency operations account that are focused on training and equipping U.S. allies in the Middle East.
The Pentagon released a map this week showing the area of influence of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant through April 2016.
Congressional bills for defense spending and policy remain in play on Capitol Hill, but key differences over political and social issues, including the size of the Pentagon's budget, could mean Washington lawmaking will be stalled until after the outcome of the presidential election in November.
A few must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon.
The Defense Department seeks authority from Congress to transfer $117 million in funds from the overseas contingency operations account to support Jordanian helicopter procurement, according to a recent reprogramming request.
The State Department has approved a potential $301 million foreign military sale to Australia for Standard Missile-2 Block IIIB missiles, equipment and support, according to a notice from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.