Jack Reed

• Personnel cuts and organizational changes highlight marquee Senate defense bill

  The Senate version of the NDAA gets rid of the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics and cuts Senior Executive Officer staff by 25 percent.

  Defense

  May 13, 2016
• U.S. Cyber Command poised for a promotion in DoD’s organizational chart

  Leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee intend to push legislation promoting U.S. Cyber Command to a full combatant command. CYBERCOM's current commander agrees it's time to do so.

  Defense

  April 06, 2016
• Sequestration effects would reach far beyond Capitol Hill

  Congressional leaders are calling for bipartisan efforts to raise spending caps, to keep Defense funded and also provide government services that so many Americans rely on for education, health and employment.

  Budget

  October 08, 2015
• House, Senate reach accord on DoD policy bill

  House and Senate negotiators finally shook hands Tuesday on a defense authorization bill both parties generally support and would enact some of the most sweeping and aggressive changes to the military’s personnel and acquisition systems in several decades.

  Defense

  September 30, 2015
• Hagel successor expected to fight more threats, increase DoD spending

  Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's decision to resign Monday has produced plenty of speculation about his successor. Military experts retired Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro and Jim Thomas of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments said the new DoD secretary will likely lobby Congress for more money to deal with new threats.

  Budget

  November 26, 2014