Business
Mattis ‘Optimistic’ Pentagon Will Get Needed Budget from White House, Democrats
Mattis tells nervous defense industry execs and conservatives at Reagan National Defense Forum he doesn’t expect sharp budget cuts from House Democrats and President Trump.
Business
Rust Is a $21-Billion Problem for the Pentagon
DoD is having trouble figuring out how to prevent damage from nature’s basic chemical reactions.
Business
UK Plans a Decade of Weapons Purchases As Auditors Sound Warning Bells
Defense procurement minister reiterates commitment to 10-year, £186 billion purchase plan.
Policy
Military Intelligence Spending Just Posted Biggest Spike in a Decade
With an 18 percent increase this year, the Pentagon’s $22 billion intelligence tab is rising faster than civilian spy agencies.
Ideas
The Fiscal Calm Before the Storm
Next year’s budget will face three pressures that make it unlikely to be characterized as sustained or predictable.
Policy
Will Trump Really Cut Defense Spending by 5%? It’s Way Too Early To Say
The Pentagon’s No. 2 confirms that the president’s surprise order will affect the military, but experts say there may ultimately be no decline at all.
Policy
USAF’s Space Force Cost-Estimate Is Likely Too High: Analyst
Todd Harrison says $13 billion is a high-ball figure meant to shift the debate.
Ideas
NATO Doesn’t Need 4% Defense Spending
Trump's new call for allies to spend 4 percent of their GDPs on defense makes no sense. Even America shouldn't do that.
Ideas
How Much Has the US Spent to Fight Terror? Here's a Guess
Are we spending too much? Too little? The picture is only growing cloudier.
Policy
House Lawmakers Close Pentagon Budget Hearing to the Public
Mattis and Dunford have open hearings at the Armed Services Committees, but will talk over their $686.1 billion request with House appropriators in private.
Threats
The US Military Budget Shows Just How Deep Donald Trump is Getting Into Syria
Despite Trump's distaste for global entanglements, the U.S. is spending more and more in Syria.
Business
Mattis to Military: You Have Your Money. Spend It Wisely
The defense secretary warns “results and accountability matter in every expenditure.”
Policy
Trump Backs Off Budget Veto in Odd White House Event Laden with Misstatements
The mischaracterization of the 2018 defense budget as the biggest ever was just the start.
Policy
Defense Hawks Soak Up Defense Spending Win. Now What?
The backs of the men and women in uniform — which defense hawks say have so long borne the weight of Congress’s fiscal stumbles — helped carry the $1.3-trillion 2018 spending bill over a key hurdle on Thursday.
Business
How to Grow the Military Without Buying More Ships, Planes, Tanks
Pentagon leaders want to shorten the time spent on overhauls, keeping the weapons more available to fight.
Policy
It Could Get Harder to Track US War Spending
The administration plans to push “enduring” costs from the Overseas Contingency Operations war fund back into the base budget in future years.
Ideas
Putting the Pentagon's Pennies in Perspective
$80 billion is a lot of money. And that's just the "modest" increase on this year's defense budget.
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