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Pay, Benefits, O&M Will Swallow Entire DoD Budget by 2024
A new analysis finds that due to the combined effects of capped topline budgets and internal cost growth inside the Pentagon, within the next 10 years, the vast majority of DoD's budget will be swallowed up by just two budget categories: military personnel and operations and maintenance.
Pentagon To Seek Less For Missile Defense In 2014 Budget
The Pentagon will request $9.16 billion for missile defense programs for the 2014 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, about $550 million less than this year's $9.71 billion, according to internal budget figures obtained by Bloomberg News.
Hagel To Defend 2014 Budget Ignoring Cuts
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will go to Congress this week to defend a $526.6 billion defense budget for 2014 that ignores the automatic cuts mandated by law.
Expert: DoD Should Plan for Large Employee Downsizing
The Defense Department should immediately begin planning for civilian employee layoffs in preparation for a long-term spending squeeze, a defense analyst said Friday.
Navy Set to Re-Evaluate LCS Program’s Future
The U.S. Navy is considering a program review of the Littoral Combat Ship, a vessel that many argue is too lightly armed for sea warfare, but some experts say the sea service could arm LCS with more punch without a costly redesign/.../
Plenty of Room for BRAC, Says Defense Budget Guru
If the Pentagon truly wants to close additional facilities, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA)’s Todd Harrison says DOD officials are going to have to present Congress with a plan so detailed and exact -- mapped right down to the congressional district -- that enough lawmakers will approve the measure.