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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.
Doug Beck, previously the vice president of Apple, has been named to be the next director of the Defense Innovation Unit, which will now report directly to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a Pentagon announcement.
The Defense Department today announced a $2.6 billion security assistance package for Ukraine, including additional ammunition, artillery rounds, air defense interceptors and anti-armor systems as well as other weapons.
Northrop Grumman today announced it is partnering with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Raytheon Intelligence & Space, Crescent Systems, Inc. and Long Wave Inc. to compete for an upcoming contract to modernize the Navy's new nuclear command, control and communications aircraft.
The Philippines and the United States today announced the locations of four new sites where U.S. military forces will be based.
The Navy League's Sea Air Space Exposition will be held this week, along with other key events in the Washington area featuring senior Pentagon officials.
The Senate has voted 63-27 to confirm Laura Taylor-Kale to be an assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy.
The Defense Department has launched a new website to accompany its long-running "Hack the Pentagon" program.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said today the Defense Department is preparing to stand up a new joint futures "command" or "entity" sometime this summer to focus on military innovation.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin supports an ongoing effort by some lawmakers to repeal a law requiring that military leaders send annual "unfunded priorities lists" to Congress outside the regular budget submission, according to a new letter from Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord. (UPDATED)
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted today to advance the nominations of two key Pentagon officials.
The Army has sent Congress a $1.9 billion unfunded priorities list, highlighting unmet needs for more than two dozen different programs, including the Abrams tank, according to a document viewed by Inside Defense.
U.S. Special Operations Command has sent Congress an $847 million unfunded priorities list, naming a cybersecurity initiative as its top unmet need, according to a document obtained by Inside Defense.
The Navy has sent Congress a $2.5 billion list of unfunded priorities, highlighting $45.3 million for development of the "Maritime Targeting Cell Afloat" as its No. 1 unmet need, according to a document obtained by Inside Defense.
The Air Force has sent Congress a list of $2.4 billion in unfunded priorities, citing the accelerated delivery of the E-7 aircraft as its top unmet need, according to a document obtained by Inside Defense.
U.S. Africa Command has sent Congress a list of $397 million in unfunded priorities, citing the need to establish a "persistent presence" in Somalia to counter violent extremist organizations, "assure freedom of navigation through the Bab al Mandab sea-lane and monitor the expanding Chinese presence in Djibouti," according to documents obtained by Inside Defense.
House Appropriations defense subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA) said today he intends to work to increase the fiscal year 2024 defense budget, demonstrating the challenges many Republicans will have as some in their party look to slash federal spending.
U.S. Central Command has sent Congress a list of $280 million in unfunded priorities, highlighting the need for nearly $30 million to counter unmanned aerial systems, according to a document obtained by Inside Defense.
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has sent Congress a list of $3.4 billion in unfunded priorities, with more than $2 billion identified for research and development programs not included in the regular fiscal year 2024 budget request, according to documents obtained by Inside Defense.
The Defense Department today released a new Biomanufacturing Strategy intended to "guide research efforts, industry partnerships and relationships with allies" as DOD considers investments in the emerging field.
Inside Defense has obtained several of the U.S. military’s fiscal year 2024 unfunded priorities lists. Subscribers can access them below.