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 | July 15, 2024

The Senate Armed Services Committee wants the Pentagon to establish a new advisory panel that would help reform the requirements process used to procure U.S. weapon systems, including a "clean-sheet approach."

The Insider | July 9, 2024

Senate appropriators are preparing to mark up a defense spending bill that exceeds the caps mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act by adding $21 billion through "emergency funding."

The Insider | July 8, 2024

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) filed the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill today.

The Insider | July 8, 2024

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement today saying President Biden should end his candidacy for a second term, though the congressman added that he intends to "back him one hundred percent and without reservation" should Biden continue as the nominee.

Daily News | July 3, 2024

The Defense Department recognizes it must "correct for years of underinvestment in the industrial base," Pentagon acquisition chief Bill LaPlante wrote in an interim National Defense Industrial Base Strategy implementation report released today.

The Insider | July 3, 2024

The Defense Department has announced a new $2.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine, mostly funding a large purchase of air defense interceptors.

The Insider | July 2, 2024

The Pentagon's Office of Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) will now be known as the Office of Defense Pricing, Contracting and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), according to a new departmental memo.

The Insider | July 2, 2024

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin today announced a new $2.3 billion military aid package for Ukraine that includes additional artillery, air defense interceptors and an "accelerated" delivery timeline by the "re-sequencing" of some weapon sales to other U.S. allies.

The Insider | July 1, 2024

Senior defense officials are slated to speak in public this holiday week.

The Insider | June 28, 2024

The House voted 217-198 today to pass the fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill amid opposition from Democrats and a veto threat from the White House.

Daily News | June 28, 2024

The Defense Department intends to host a meeting of national armaments directors in the Indo-Pacific in September, following a similar format of meetings held with European allies to promote the co-production of weapon systems and the bolstering of critical supply chains, according to a senior Pentagon official.

Daily News | June 27, 2024

The House Appropriations Committee has advanced a defense spending bill that adopts practically none of the sweeping changes sought by a bipartisan commission tasked with recommending reforms to the Pentagon’s 1960’s-era budgeting process.

The Insider | June 26, 2024

The GOP-led House Rules Committee voted 9-4 to advance the fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill, including 61 amendments that will receive votes on the House floor.

Daily News | June 24, 2024

President Biden would veto the GOP-led House's version of the fiscal year 2025 defense appropriations bill if it were to pass in its current form, according to a new statement of administration policy from the White House Office of Management and Budget.

The Insider | June 24, 2024

Derek Chollet, whose nomination for under secretary of defense for policy remains stalled amid GOP opposition, has now been named as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's new chief of staff, according to a Pentagon announcement.

The Insider | June 24, 2024

Senior defense officials are scheduled to speak at several events around Washington this week.

The Insider | June 20, 2024

The United States intends to pause a host of foreign military sales for air defense munitions over the next 16 months and redirect them toward Ukraine as the latter continues to be pounded by Russian attacks.

The Insider | June 17, 2024

Senior defense officials are scheduled to speak at several events around Washington this week.

Daily News | June 14, 2024

The Democrat-led Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill that would break the cap mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act by more than $25 billion, setting the stage for a months-long confrontation with the House’s GOP majority.

The Insider | June 14, 2024

The House voted 217-199 to pass the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill.

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