High operating costs cloud the future of littoral combat ships, budget data reveals Operating costs for the LCS are eating into Navy's accounts. By: David B. Larter 1 day ago
Beijing has pierced Washington’s deterrence bubble. How can the US recover? The Whitsun Reef spectacle lays bare that the United States' continued embrace of a costly, conventional deterrence strategy is alone unlikely to prevent China from achieving many of its security objectives. By: Craig Singleton 3 days ago
Biden requests $715B for Pentagon, hinting at administration’s future priorities U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, an increase of 1.6 percent that includes $715 billion for the Defense Department. By: Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould 4 days ago
Why slashing the Pentagon budget would be a disaster Two former Defense Department comptrollers explain why slashing the U.S. defense budget would be a disaster. By: Dov S. Zakheim and Elaine McCusker April 5
Air-Land chairman talks F-35 costs and ‘Buy America’ in the next defense bill How will Rep. Donald Norcross handle pressure on the stealthy fighter jet and fund the military amid a tough fiscal environment? By: Joe Gould March 31
Washington’s battle over nuclear weapons budget already underway The U.S. budget cycle is just getting started, but already Democrats and Republicans are in a war of words over whether to curb or continue the trajectory of spending on nuclear weapons modernization. By: Joe Gould March 22
McConnell challenges Biden to boost defense budget against China The Senate's top Republican has challenged the president to boost defense spending to show the Democrat is serious about working with Republicans to confront China. By: Joe Gould March 17
High-wire act: How to unify research and procurement with a tight budget To address American national security priorities, should more funding be directed toward research or procurement? By: Olivia Letts and Stephen Rodriguez March 17
Flat budget must prioritize IT, Air Force official says The Air Force's chief information officer warned that the service "will not be in business" if it doesn't make IT investments. By: Andrew Eversden March 11
Biden’s first budget should reduce nuclear excess Current U.S. nuclear weapons policies exceed what is necessary for a credible nuclear deterrent and their financial costs are taking a growing toll. By: Kingston Reif March 4