House Armed Services Committee

• DoD’s budget inflation story is more complicated than you think

  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and DoD Comptroller Michael McCord represented the Pentagon’s vanguard in defending the $773 billion 2023 budget request to Congress on Tuesday.

  Defense

  April 05, 2022
• Republicans want to know the cost of inflation on 2023 Defense budget

  While the Biden administration is asking for $773 billion for 2023, that number may not go as far as hoped. DoD says it finished up its planning for 2023 before inflation rates rose and before Russia invaded Ukraine causing oil prices to spike.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  April 04, 2022
• 2022 spending bill fills holes in DoD’s long-underfunded facility maintenance budgets

  Omnibus bill adds more than $1 billion in facility upkeep funding, an area DoD has knowingly neglected in its budgets for at least a decade.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  March 21, 2022
• The military has a hard time doing its job when Congress doesn’t do its job

  Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.

  Defense

  February 07, 2022
• House readiness panel ‘not messing around’ on deteriorating DoD depots

  The chairman of the House readiness subcommittee wants detailed, near-term plans on what the military services are doing to address deteriorating facility conditions within the next three months.

  Defense

  October 29, 2021
• DIU’s newest office is off and running investing in hardware innovations

  The office is hoping to convince Congress for at least $75 million in 2022.

  Defense

  September 16, 2021
• Insider threat initiative highlights ‘workplace culture’ on program’s 10-year anniversary

  Leaders are stressing the importance of a positive workplace culture within organizations to address all forms of insider threat.

  Workforce

  September 06, 2021
• House NDAA proposal would reform UCMJ to address sexual assaults in the military

  The House Armed Services Committee will consider a $716 billion defense bill, including changes to how the military prosecutes sexual crimes.

  Congress

  August 27, 2021
• DoD will seek to require COVID-19 vaccine for all troops by mid-September at the latest

  Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby says DoD may move the timeline closer if COVID rates continue to spike.

  Defense

  August 09, 2021
• House panel suggests increasing military pay, putting off DoD plan to decrease medical billets

  The House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee is concerned that DoD still wants to get rid of 18,000 medical positions.

  Congress

  July 27, 2021
• House task force pushes Pentagon to wean itself off Chinese sources

  New proposals would require the Pentagon to treat supply chains as a “strategic priority” and identify a plan to get away from materials sourced from China.

  Defense

  July 22, 2021
• Lawmakers tee up legislation to push DoD, prime contractors on supply chain vulnerabilities

  New legislation could push the Defense Department and prime contractors to better understand supply chain vulnerabilities in the wake of COVID-19.

  Congress

  June 25, 2021
• Air Force faces first test from Congress in divesting from legacy systems

  The Air Force wants to save $1.4 billion by getting rid of obsolete weapons.

  Air Force

  June 08, 2021
• DoD budget largely flat, cuts legacy systems for modernization

  The budget gets rid of the overseas contingency operations account and divests $2.8 billion in legacy systems.

  Defense

  May 28, 2021