Biden’s post-COVID defense budget choice: A resurgence or a decline Thomas Mahnken and Roger Zakheim say that recent war games show a 10 percent cut to defense would leave the Pentagon woefully underfunded. By: Thomas G. Mahnken and Roger I. Zakheim 1 day ago
Did your state receive the most defense dollars? We’ve got the numbers. Overall Pentagon contracts and payroll spending in the 50 states and Washington, D.C., totaled $550.9 billion, per Defense Department numbers. By: Aaron Mehta 6 days ago
Former Pentagon comptroller: Observations and opportunities for America’s defense budget The time is right for a fresh start, one that involves continued aggressive and unafraid changes to how the Pentagon is resourced. By: Elaine McCusker January 11
Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill Congress has overridden President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. By: Matthew Daly, The Associated Press January 1
Latest fight over defense bill may push final passage into 2021 The annual defense authorization bill has hit yet another procedural roadblock, this time over an unrelated fight over stimulus checks related to the ongoing pandemic. By: Leo Shane III and Joe Gould December 29, 2020
New in 2021: What will Biden’s first defense budget look like? One area of the military budget that could see the biggest change is personnel numbers. By: Leo Shane III December 28, 2020
Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief The massive bill includes $1.4 trillion to fund government agencies through September. By: Jill Colvin and Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press and Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press December 27, 2020
US Army’s cross-domain tactical missile dies in FY21 defense spending bill The FY21 defense spending bill shows the Cross-Domain Army Tactical Missile System program has been terminated. By: Jen Judson December 23, 2020
Congress resurrects MQ-9 Reaper program, adding 16 drones for the Air Force The sun won't set on the Reaper program for at least another year — as long as a budget bill is passed into law. By: Valerie Insinna December 22, 2020
Massive spending bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. By: Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press December 22, 2020