Navy Working to Counter Missile and Budget Threats
Today’s House budget debates will shape Defense policy and spending into the future sequestration years.
Defense Contractors Pay & Clearances Questioned
Contractor wages catch Senate budgeting attention again as security clearance questions fill both chambers. Next Fire Scout moves forward.
Bad Spending Outlook for Defense & Officers
But not even sequestration slows progress of JSF. NSA leak suggests security threats are greatest from within.
Furlough Impacts Widen, JSF Stays A Budget Winner
Despite reductions elsewhere, a month of achievements and cost savings is good news for the JSF. It’s more of a mixed bag for cyber-security.
All F-35s Stay in Budget, BRAC Threats Stay Out
Despite dire fiscal reports from experts, House defense committee members remain opposed to BRAC, workforce reductions and pay caps for troops.
Budget Bill Gains Details, Sexual Assault Top Topic
Spending bill including military construction and Veterans’ Administration among first out of the hopper. Elsewhere restrictions applied to both.
HASC Begin Mark-ups, Says No to UCAS Fund Transfers
House Armed Services Committee budget mark-ups reject base closures despite think tanks’ advice. DoD budget shortfalls cannot be covered from UCAS funds.
Budget Cuts All Services & Contractor Pay, But Stocks Rise
A re-work of furlough scheduling qualifies Navy employees for unemployment insurance and a re-think of tactical nuclear strikes is needed now says a Pentagon-respected think-tank.
JSF’s Initial Operating Capability Report Due This Week
With only days before the services must report their IOC for the Joint Strike Fighter, the Navy’s date is still under wraps. Also, a primer on war-fighting bandwidth satellites and a NOAA satellite conks out, again.
Hackers Did Not Compromise Weapons Systems
Cyberattacks are not unexpected, DARPA wants them as predictable as conventional warfare stratagems.
