Mac Thornberry
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Acting Defense Undersecretary for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology James MacStravic gave an inside look at what DoD is like under the new administration.
June 02, 2017 -
The Defense Department is requesting $575 billion in its base budget, a $52 billion increase from last year to help increase readiness.
May 23, 2017 -
Industry and lawmakers generally like the bill, but think it might need to be fleshed out a little more.
May 19, 2017 -
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) calls for the Pentagon to enter into private commercial marketplaces.
May 18, 2017 -
The Section 809 Panel, tasked by Congress to streamline defense acquisition, is giving its initial recommendations just one day before a major acquisition reform bill goes public.
May 17, 2017 -
The House Armed Services Committee is expected to release its first version of the 2018 Defense Authorization bill this week and in it many observers predict provisions to make it easier for the military to buy commercial items.
May 15, 2017 -
Besides proportioning DoD’s appropriations into roughly the same accounts officials had asked for, the plan includes a 2.1 percent pay raise for both military members and civilians.
May 02, 2017 -
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry won't give details on what reforms he will propose, but says he thinks DoD might get more money than expected in 2017 defense appropriations.
April 27, 2017 -
The Air Force is meeting with airline companies May 18th, but the service isn't expecting to solve the pilot shortage quickly.
April 07, 2017 -
Trump's 2017 supplemental budget goes over the legal budget caps.
March 16, 2017 -
House Armed Services Committee aides say they want to keep a close eye on the personnel reforms put in place by the 2017 NDAA.
March 15, 2017 -
A cadre of 33 Republicans appealed to the House Budget Committee to up the 2018 defense budget to $640 billion.
March 09, 2017 -
Congress is coming in better late than never to try to fund the Defense Department for 2017.
March 01, 2017 -
Congress wants more from the Trump's defense budget after hearing about military expansion for months.
February 28, 2017 -
The Trump administration's "budget blueprint" includes a $54 billion increase in Defense spending, bringing the top-line spending for Defense to $603 billion and $462 billion for non-defense discretionary spending.
February 27, 2017