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American Secretary of Defense James Mattis did not mince words with Congress on Monday as he testified before the House Armed Services Committee about President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 defense spending proposal. According to the storied Marine General turned SECDEF, things have grown progressively worse for the men and women in uniform fighting in a […]
A US Air Force spokeswoman just confirmed a huge win for Congress and the infantry who have come to know and love the A-10 Warthog, telling Defense News that the beloved flying gun would not be retired. Once facing retirement in favor of the world’s most expensive weapons system, the F-35, the A-10 was placed […]
The U.S. House of Representatives voted almost unanimously to approve legislation aimed at placing increased sanctions on North Korea, as part of a larger effort to curb the nation’s nuclear ambitions. These new sanctions target North Korea’s shipping industry and third party companies that do business with Kim’s regime. The legislation, which passed by a […]
Army General Raymond A. Thomas, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, appeared before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on Tuesday to discuss SOCOM’s role in modern warfare 30 years after its inception. According to the General, SOCOM is more relevant than ever when it comes to addressing the evolving security threats […]
In what may have been one of the most head-shakingly and politically stupid ideas in recent memory, a proposal in Congress that was to have come before the House Veterans Affairs Committee on April 26th would have imposed a new $2,400 fee on service-members who wanted to sign up for the GI Bill upon leaving […]
In a time full of hacking allegations, cyber investigations, and a media circus revolving around digital efforts to manipulate a presidential election, the U.S. Senate just voted to remove consumer internet privacy protections before they ever began. Intelligence leaks have repeatedly shown that the digital reach of the U.S. government has extended beyond the understanding many […]
The 2018 “America First” Budget Blueprint was released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), indicating in no uncertain terms the Trump administration’s intent to bolster the military and make significant cuts across the federal government. Stressing the promises he made to the American people to place national security and public safety first, President […]
Private and commercial space ventures have been garnering headlines in the United States for months now, but last week NASA took a big step toward getting back in the fight as congress passed the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017, authorizing $19.5 billion dollars in spending for the space agency in 2017 and providing guidance […]
On a Friday afternoon in late February, the US Department of Veterans Affairs filed a motion with the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. In this motion, the VA asked the court to stay (lawyer-speak for “pause”) the effect of the court’s decision in a case called Staab v. Shulkin. The Staab case addresses the question […]
A bipartisan pair of Congressmen has proposed a bill that will ban the use of live animals in all military medical trauma training. The bill seeks to mandate the Department of Defense to prioritize the use of medical simulators and other “human based methods,” and phase out the use of live animals by October 1st, […]
Pentagon test director Michael Gilmore reported to Congress that he expects the F-35 to slip months behind on initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E). The F-35 was originally supposed to begin IOT&E in August of 2017 but now it is forecast to not begin until late 2018 or even 2019. Gilmore stated that early production models of […]
Washington, D.C. – Congress has asked the Secretary of Defense to submit a written report next year detailing enabling support each service provided to special operations forces. The report is required within 180 days of when the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act becomes law. Congress passed the $619 billion measure Dec. 8, and […]
