Leave the Air Force’s new acquisition proposal in the starting gate
A new proposal from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall seems helpful on its face, but Bill Greenwalt and John Ferrari of AEI see red flags in the details.
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Proposed DoD Rapid Acquisition Authorities For New Program Starts Would Permit Up To $300 Million In Spending
A legislative proposal delivered to Congress in April to allow the military departments to begin the early development phases of new programs even when Congress hasn’t approved a budget yet […]
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Cyber lessons from Ukraine: Prepare for prolonged conflict, not a knockout blow
Instead of fixating on the apocalyptic possibility of a “cyber Pearl Harbor,” experts say, the US should prepare for digital wars of attrition like the one ongoing in Ukraine.
‘What goes around comes around’: Reed warns GOP on military holds long-term impact
“[It could become] a real waste of time and resource if every nominee for any political position is held up, but made all the more nonsensical in that uniformed service members do not set policy,” said CNAS senior fellow Katherine Kuzminski.
Global defense spending reaches ‘record high’ of $2.2 trillion: SIPRI
“While the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 certainly affected military spending decisions in 2022, concerns about Russian aggression have been building for much longer,” said Lorenzo Scarazzato, researcher with SIPRI’s Military Expendit…
House Passes Bill Asking for DoD Report on UAP Intrusions Since 2017 and Sanctions on China for Balloon Surveillance
The House this week passed legislation calling on DoD to submit a classified report on the incidence of the violation of U.S. airspace since Jan. 20, 2017 by unidentified aerial […]
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Here are 3 future missiles INDOPACOM says it needs to challenge China
“The bottom line is the entire joint force is required to help deliver effects to both deter and fight and win,” said US Indo-Pacific Command head Navy Admiral John Aquilino.
President Biden To Choose The Next Pentagon Leaders This Year
Politico: Joint Chiefs shuffle: Biden’s top contenders to replace Trump’s military leaders
Besides the chair, the Pentagon could also see new leaders for the Army, Navy, Marines and possibly the Air Force this year. Donald Trump handpicked…
SASC Cybersecurity Panel Witnesses Push Back Against Suggestion of Pause in Cutting Edge AI Development
The three witnesses at an Apr. 19 hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) cybersecurity panel said that a pause in the development of cutting edge artificial intelligence would […]
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Pentagon Wants Authority To Begin New Program Starts Without Funding; Kendall Wants Congress To Act
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Time is the enemy for contending with potential threats from China and Congress can help by giving the Defense Department new, limited acquisition authorities to move out quickly […]
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