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Robbing F-35 to Feed LRS-B
The Air Force is likely to trim funding for the F-35A to help make up the gap between the Fiscal 2017 base discretionary budget request and planned spending for the year, said Katherine Blakeley, of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, on Feb. 1.
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2017 Budget: Showdown Likely Over War ‘Slush Fund’
The use of OCO funds is shaping up to become yet another heated political battle between the White House and Congress, said Katherine Blakeley, a research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.
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Budget Analyst: LCS Buy Truncation Could Help 2017 Procurement
...Katherine Blakeley, a defense budget analyst with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), a Washington think tank, said Feb. 1 that the 40-ship limit and the down-select to one hull type could free up to $1 billion in 2017 and $4 billion over the Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP), a five-year look ahead. Her findings were published in a new CSBA report, “7 Areas to Watch in the FY17 Defense Budget.”
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Obama’s Final Pentagon Budget Request May Renew Clash Over Spending ‘Gimmick’
Where Obama regarded the $58.8 billion in active war funds for the Near and Middle East as a ceiling, the armed services and appropriations panels may view it as a floor to which they could add dollars, said Katherine Blakeley, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, in a briefing for reporters.
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What To Expect in US Air Force’s Budget Request
“I don’t see the appetite for major axing or a deep cut,” said Katherine Blakeley, a research fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Rather, the service will adopt a “shave, shave, shave, salami slicing” approach, she predicted.
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Analyst sees ‘problem child’ F-35A as ‘likely bill-payer’
Tony Bertuca