The Center for Strategic and International Studies believes that Congress must end sequestration budget cuts in order to fund the U.S.’ Asia-Pacific rebalance efforts, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. Sydney Freedberg Jr. writes that the think
MoreThe Congressional Budget Office has said sequestration is not necessary for the current fiscal year because defense and nondefense appropriations do not exceed budget limits set by law. CBO said Monday that fiscal
MoreChief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has reiterated the U.S. Navyâs push to expand aircraft carrier deployment worldwide through increased ship maintenance and crew training, National Defense Magazine reported Saturday. Richardson
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President Barack Obama has issued a veto on the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act, sending the legislation back to Congress over what he called a strategy to sidestep military budget caps, The Hill newspaper reported Thursday. Jordan Fabian
MoreRobert Gates, a former U.S. defense secretary, has told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he believes Congress should not rely on war funds to circumvent defense spending limits for fiscal 2016, The Hill
MoreDefense Secretary Ashton Carter has said the Defense Department is doing its best to manage personnel and programs despite continuing uncertainty over budget cuts, DoD News reported Wednesday. Cheryl Pellerin writes Carter
MoreAdm. Bill Gortney, commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, has said sequestration poses a challenge to the current mission areas of the U.S. armed forces, DoD News reported Thursday.
MoreDemocrats have called on Republican lawmakers to raise the budget for non-defense agencies during a rally at the Capitol building, GovExec reported Wednesday. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking
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Republican leaders have opened discussions with President Barack Obama about crafting of a two-year budget in an effort to avoid a government spending standoff during the 2016 presidential election year, the Wall
MoreGen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, believes that budget uncertainty continues to affect what he called the U.S. military’s recovery of lost capabilities and readiness for the future,
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