In addition to the enlisted pay raise, the bill pushes back against F-35 procurement as lawmakers bash Lockheed Martin over the troubled program. The program, modeled after a similar initiative for Ukraine, includes a $500 million funding request to arm Taiwan and other regional partners. The House passed a bill that would force Biden to halt his hold on a heavy bomb shipment to Israel even as other arms transfers proceed. The draft bill adheres to congressional spending caps, establishes a talent management office and limits nuclear arsenal reductions. The Pentagon hopes expanding these authorities will allow it to bolster support for Taiwan and the Baltics against China and Russia. A bipartisan push to grow the FY25 defense budget beyond the debt ceiling caps faces strong headwinds in the Senate and House. Why aren’t block buy and multiyear purchases used much more often by the Defense Department? By Mackenzie Eaglen
4 months ago A bipartisan group of 120 lawmakers asks defense appropriators to ignore the Navy budget proposal and procure two Virginia-class attack submarines. Another federal agency has come under fire by lawmakers for permitting its employees to telework. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin fielded several questions about the Pentagon's role in Gaza as Israel signals a Rafah invasion. Load More