Center for Strategic and International Studies
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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.
March 21, 2017 -
If you added them all together, the K-12 schools operated by the Defense Department would be one of the nation's biggest districts. That's just one of the services available elsewhere that maybe the military ought to get out of.
March 13, 2017 -
Howard Schmidt worked for Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush on cybersecurity issues and was a driving force behind a host of national strategies and initiatives.
March 06, 2017 -
President Trump's pick to head the Air Force is highly qualified, but some experts think her business connections are dubious.
January 26, 2017 -
Viola's nomination was out of the blue, but experts say that might work to his advantage. Outsiders can create an opportunity for change through new perspectives.
December 20, 2016 -
After cutting burdensome training and duties, the Air Force is creating a board to review more issues in the future.
December 19, 2016 -
Congress fences off funds for the Defense Innovation Unit Experiment until DoD submits a report.
December 06, 2016 -
The House Armed Services Committee Chairman is hoping President-elect Donald Trump will introduce a supplemental defense budget when he gets in office.
November 30, 2016 -
Despite a crazy election, members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees found stability in the results.
November 09, 2016 -
Agency information security officers say the most effective cybersecurity workforce is one that encourages equal use of left and right brains.
October 10, 2016 -
House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairman Joe Heck wants a higher pay raise for military employees.
September 06, 2016 -
A former DoD official says the 2017 defense authorization bill is as good as vetoed, but will it make it into law?
August 30, 2016 -
The Defense Department talks a big game on innovation, but that doesn't mean it's going to take big risks with investments.
August 26, 2016 -
The Marines are considering adding assistant squad leaders to control unmanned aerial vehicles.
August 09, 2016 -
Former DoD officials told the House Armed Services Committee that most of the Senate's reforms to the Pentagon are a good idea.
July 07, 2016