The chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho), has mixed emotions on the Administration’s proposed VA budget for 2007. He says he is “pleased” it is a top priority but “sobered” by the rate of spending it implies. He predicts in the near future, “VA spending will collide with spending demands made in other areas of government.” Craig disagrees with those who do not think the “record budget” will be adequate to care for global war on terrorism veterans. In fact, he thinks VA should be able to handle this group—some two percent of veterans receiving VA medical care—within its existing medical budget. “We cannot pretend that taxpayer funding of programs that support our nation’s veterans exist in a vacuum.” Craig is already at odds with his House counterpart. Stand by for fireworks.
Details Murky as ARRW Falls Short in Second Test
March 24, 2023
The second all-up flight of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon on March 13 fell short of a fully successful test, but the Air Force isn’t saying what went wrong with the Lockheed Martin-built hypersonic missile. The defense giant's Missiles and Fire Control division recently said the ARRW is "ready…