Mark Cancian

defense budget

How much does inflation actually matter to DoD and can it be fixed?

Congress says DoD’s budget isn’t big enough for price increases, however lawmakers hold the purse strings

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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)An aerial view of the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.

What will it be for DoD: Force structure or soft power?

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Senate committee wants to add $35B to the Biden administration’s 2022 defense spending proposal

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(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Adam Smith

DoD is still unbalanced on readiness, but is it trying to do too much?

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Current Army budget may make modernizing more difficult

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(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Focus on military families, defense strategy changes likely coming under Biden administration

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Mark Esper

Increased patrols, long lines at bases: What the Iran threat might mean for DoD workers

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Mark Cancian: Congress should do its homework before cutting DoD’s ‘fourth estate’

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Should DoD get out of education?

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…

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Viola may be what the Army needs, experts say

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.

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