Adam Smith
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The House Armed Services Committee is pulling back its recommendation to eliminate seven DoD agencies.
May 04, 2018 -
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry wants to cut the Fourth Estate by 25 percent. But lawmakers and former DoD officials are not sure it can happen.
April 18, 2018 -
The policy released last month effectively bars transgender people from joining the military and puts transgender troops currently serving in jeopardy of losing their jobs.
April 12, 2018 -
Lawmakers, military officials and civil rights groups all slammed the policy barring most transgender people from military service.
March 26, 2018 -
The Defense Department is worried about being able to spend the $700 billion it will be given if Congress passes an appropriations bill.
March 07, 2018 -
The Defense Department has decided to take a pass on Base Realignment and Closure in the agency's fiscal 2019 budget request.
February 13, 2018 -
Lawmakers and military analysts weigh in on the most important personnel and readiness issues for 2018.
December 19, 2017 -
As space becomes more of a contested domain, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson says the Air Force needs to step up its game.
October 05, 2017 -
House Armed Services Ranking Member Adam Smith doesn't see a way Congress can appropriate $700 billion to the military.
September 14, 2017 -
The Defense Department is trying a new tactic on its plea for base realignment and closure.
September 05, 2017 -
The Defense Logistics Agency says it has addressed several of the weaknesses that allowed undercover GAO investigators to obtain "controlled" military equipment by posing as a fake federal law enforcement agency. But some members of Congress say the steps aren't enough, and want the program suspended.
July 31, 2017 -
President Trump tweets out a new policy just weeks after Defense Secretary Mattis ordered a six month review.
July 26, 2017 -
More than 30 think tank experts are calling for military base closures. The Defense Department says it is operating with a 22 percent excess of infrastructure.
June 19, 2017 -
Defending his department’s $52 billion budget increase for the first time on Capitol Hill this week, Defense Secretary James Mattis ran into heavy skepticism from the committee members who might normally be his most natural allies for a Pentagon plus-up.
June 14, 2017 -
Bipartisan legislation would require DoD to disclose cyber operations, capabilities to Congress. Advocates say it brings notification requirements in line with what's required for more traditional military operations.
June 09, 2017