Will defense budgets remain ‘sticky’ after the COVID-19 pandemic? Congress’ unprecedented fiscal response to COVID-19 has many in the defense community wondering whether belt tightening will hit the Pentagon. By: Eric Lofgren May 26
House progressives demand Pentagon cuts, citing pandemic More than two dozen Democrats are demanding that House Armed Services Committee leaders cut defense spending in the 2021 defense policy bill, citing the coronavirus pandemic. By: Joe Gould May 19
Funding two military services — with the resources for one — risks both Building the U.S. Space Force to be agile and lean is a worthy objective. Building the U.S. Space Force without requisite capability however, is dangerous. By: Col. Keith Zuegel (ret.) May 19
A delicate balancing act: The US government must juggle a pandemic and the FY21 budget It’s time for the government to show it can do two big things at once, and do them right. By: Robert DuPree May 13
Don’t let the Pentagon dip into its bag of old tricks Our pursuits to fix financial shenanigans and sow fiscal discipline into the defense budget are more important than ever. By: Sen. Chuck Grassley and Franklin “Chuck” Spinney May 11
Expand missile defenses during the pandemic, don’t cut them Rogue states are taking advantage of America's preoccupation with the COVID-19 pandemic. By: Rebeccah L. Heinrichs May 5
The role of special operations forces in a ‘Great Power Conflict’ Failure to protect special operations forces programs in the budget would be a return to the disastrous consequences of Operation Eagle Claw 40 years ago. By: Thomas Trask, Mark Clark and Stuart Bradin May 4
Six ways the US can maximize its strategic benefit from defense spending How can the United States realize the greatest economic and military benefit from the defense budget in the coming years? By: Thomas G. Mahnken April 24
COVID-19′s fiscal impact might ironically strengthen national defense The claim that any cuts to the defense budget will imperil defense is gravely mistaken. By: Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis (ret.) April 22
Pentagon denies it seeks to hide future budget information Information currently public should not be impacted by a legislative proposal, the Defense Department says. By: Aaron Mehta April 3
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