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Top officials in two military branches say a yearlong continuing resolution would stop civilian hiring and flying hours.
Beyond arguing for a larger fleet, authors of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments report on the potential boost of defense funding, say the Navy needs to be re-structured to meet likely future threats. Bryan Clark, a senior fellow at the center, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what that re-imagined fleet would look like.
Only one military leader was aware of a new investigation into Tumblr blogs by the military.
DoD's $52 billion budget boost is not carte blanche; it's going to have to prove that it’s spending that money wisely, not frittering it away on superficialities.
At the top of the 2018 budget proposal debate list is the ten percent increase in Defense spending. Todd Harrison, director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what little is known about where those additional billions would go.
Deidre Lee, chair of the Section 809 Acquisition Advisory Panel, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the panel's mission and agenda for its ongoing review of DoD acquisition. March 21, 2017
A year-long task force wants the Defense Department to change childcare, TRICARE and the "up or out" system.
Top leadership is where the end of sexual harassment has to start, according to Kate Hendricks Thomas, a Marine Corps veteran and assistant professor at Charleston Southern University.
The Air Force Digital Service is trying to keep the Air Force from making software mistakes before they happen.
Although the Veterans Affairs Department handed over a dozen large construction projects to the Army Corps of Engineers, VA is still responsible for certain management functions, like knowing when a project will be finished and for how much. David Wise, director of physical infrastructure issues at the Government Accountability Office, shares some insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Trump administration is seeking a big increase in defense spending. Big like 10 percent, or more than $50 billion for 2018. Rob Levinson, senior defense analyst for Bloomberg Government, shares his analysis on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Trump's 2017 supplemental budget goes over the legal budget caps.
When the Navy raised up the sunken Civil War Confederate submarine Hunley back in 2000, it put a spotlight on the Naval History and Heritage Command. That was back in 2000. Principal Investigator Robert Neyland provides Federal Drive with Tom Temin with an update on the Hunley and the command.
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said proposed budget reductions for agencies such as EPA or HUD are based on the administration’s goals and priorities, and leaders at those agencies will be able to decide how best to address smaller budgets.