A new report from a bipartisan commission urges the U.S. to redraw its strategy to deal with not just one, but two nuclear peers, and urges Congress to support an urgently-needed modernization of the nuclear weapons enterprise. The report also said the U.S. can no ...
Rep. Mike Gallagher
Challenged by House lawmakers over the slow pace of weapons development, the Defense Department's top weapons buyer acknowledged the Pentagon's faults, as well as Congress' past failures to deliver budgets on time.
USAF Bursts Chinese Surveillance Balloon, as Nation Comes to Grips With an Ever-More Assertive People’s Republic.
Republicans unveiled their roster of subcommittee chairs and members for the House Armed Services Committee this Congress on Jan. 25, including new names atop the key Tactical Air and Land Forces, Seapower and Projection Forces, and Military Personnel panels. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), will lead the ...
As the House of Representatives struggles to elect a Speaker and begin the work of a new session, a bipartisan group of lawmakers began warning that the House can't perform its oversight duties. The House has been locked in a holding pattern since Jan. 3, ...
Recent wargaming results; ARRW at hypersonic speed; Advanced F-22 capabilities revealed.
Amendments in a House version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would strengthen U.S. posture and resourcing at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. One proposal to create a new joint command in Hawaii or Guam comes amid questions as to whether INDOPACOM is doing ...
U.S. professional military education needs to be more rigorous and data-driven, and the military services need to do a better job of actually utilizing the skills service members learn through PME, lawmakers, academics, and Pentagon officials said in a congressional hearing. Summing up the concerns, ...
In a marathon session that started Sept. 1 and stretched into the early morning hours of Sept. 2, the House Armed Services Committee approved its markup of the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act as representatives spent the better part of 16 hours debating and ...
House Armed Services Committee members are launching a task force to dig into defense supply chain issues, the panel said March 4. Reps. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) will co-chair the group as it looks at threats to and vulnerabilities in the defense ...
A leading congressional voice on cybersecurity said Jan. 7 the federal government is taking the right steps to prepare for a possible Iranian cyberattack in retaliation for Quds Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s death. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) discussed their ...
