Defense Budget

When Congress deliberates or passes the Defense Department budget, find appropriations for key technologies, DoD agencies, cyber and more here.

4 strategies for government contracting success amid volatility

The push for advanced defense systems, infrastructure development and green products and services offers opportunities.

9 months ago

159th Fighter Squadron pilots take off from the 125th Fighter Wing in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 26, 2016.

US Air Force prioritizing cloud-based command and control

“It’s really about prioritization, right?” Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey said. “How far can you get with the dollar you have available?”

10 months ago

AI & ML

Sluggish deployment of emerging tech hampers US military, officials say

The Pentagon rolled out its largest-ever innovation and modernization budget earlier this year, requesting $145 billion from Congress for fiscal 2024.

House defense bill adds special Ukraine IG, Taiwan cyber cooperation

The House's FY24 National Defense Authorization Act sets up a Special Inspector General for Ukraine and requires cooperation on Taiwan cybersecurity.

13 months ago

The Capitol in Washington, D.C., is seen Nov. 4, 2022.

Lawmakers seek clearer picture of nuclear command and control

A filter specifically for NC3 would help "aggregate and better track sustainment and modernization efforts," according to the draft language.

13 months ago

A Standard Missile-3 is launched from the Pearl Harbor-based USS Lake Erie to intercept a threat representative target as part of a Missile Defense Agency test.

Electronic warfare is ‘new frontier’ for US Missile Defense Agency

EW is a fight for control of the electromagnetic spectrum, relied upon for communications, situational awareness, weapons guidance and more.

16 months ago

U.S Army Chief Information Officer Raj Iyer speaks to the audience at the Cyber Security Summit in July 2022.

Former Army CIO joins ServiceNow as global head of public sector

Raj Iyer in January said he would leave his military job, after two and a half years, and would return to industry.

16 months ago

How is the US military space sector doing? Depends who you ask.

Despite a robust pipeline of activity, the military space-industrial base is facing a number of economic and industrial challenges.

16 months ago

Biden proposes Pentagon spending increase with industrial base focus

Biden is proposing a 3.2% increase in Defense Department spending with an eye on the Pacific and bolstering the naval industrial base.

16 months ago

‘Special pay’ keeps Pentagon’s cyber experts from jumping ship

Services “spent at least $160 million on cyber retention bonuses annually” from fiscal 2017 to 2021, the Government Accountability Office said.

19 months ago

Geospatial-intelligence agency to expand capacity amid ‘data deluge’

The added resiliency and higher bandwidth will allow the agency to share intelligence more quickly, particularly in disconnected regions.

19 months ago

Congress boosts Pentagon budget, Ukraine spending in omnibus

The Pentagon will receive a $69.3 billion budget increase over FY 22 on top of another $27.9 in emergency funding to support Ukraine.

19 months ago

Congress reveals plan to increase defense budget by 8%

The $858 billion bill allocates funds to help the Pentagon cope with inflation, procure additional weapons systems and bolster munitions production.

19 months ago

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks to attendees at the U.S. Space Force congressional birthday event in the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., Dec 2, 2021. (Andy Morataya/Air Force)

Kendall: Stopgap budget would delay 61 programs, hurt readiness

Without enough money to fund aircraft maintenance and aircrew flying hours, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said, readiness rates would decline.

19 months ago

Technical debt: The cybersecurity threat hiding in plain sight

The Biden Administration’s executive order on cybersecurity in May 2021 jump started the movement toward a zero trust architecture.

20 months ago

Government-private sector cooperation vital in cyberwar: Senator King

King, who sits on Senate Intelligence panel that investigated Russian interference in the 2016 election, said citizens must develop their media literacy.

20 months ago

Sweden boosts cyber, defense spending with NATO in mind

Stockholm's plans also include a new ministry and additional spending on cyber defense to better address hybrid threats.

20 months ago

Pentagon fails audit, CFO cites Ukraine as ‘teachable moment’

It's the fifth comprehensive audit failure for the Defense Department.

20 months ago

It’s time to reset America’s long-range strike deficit

America simply has far more demand for long-range strike aircraft than planes and crews.

20 months ago