Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III insisted he “never intended” to keep his hospitalization following complications from prostate cancer surgery a secret, amid grilling from lawmakers over his failure to notify the White House, lawmakers, and the public of his medical situation, despite having ...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underwent a surgical procedure for prostate cancer and is expected to make full recovery, the Pentagon said Jan. 9. The announcement ended days of mystery surrounding Austin’s medical status, which was kept under wraps from the White House, ...
U.S. Space Command will reach full operational capability before the end of 2023, commander Gen. James H. Dickinson told members of Congress on Sept. 28, even as the fiery debate over the combatant command’s long-term home shows no signs of letting up.
Congress has approved the Pentagon’s request to reprogram personnel funds, Air & Space Forces Magazine confirmed July 19—but it remains to be seen whether that will be enough for the Air Force to reverse its decision to stop awarding new bonuses and delay some permanent ...
The Air Force is unlikely to get any funding for extra aircraft in fiscal 2024, at least if House Armed Services Committee chair Rep. Mike Rogers’ markup of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act is any indication. But the draft legislation does lay the groundwork ...
House Armed Services Committee chair Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) wants to create a new position in each service’s secretariat, with the responsibility of finding promising new technologies and helping shepherd them across the so-called “valley of death” between successful prototypes and a program of record. ...
Air Force leaders have already said they are shifting their focus away the hypersonic Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). Now, the program may not get funding to complete a final few tests if the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee gets his way. In ...
A year after the Department of Defense was to report to Congress on whether it could declassify more Space Force programs, lawmakers are still waiting. Pentagon officials say only that they’re working the issue.
President Joe Biden’s administration released its proposed 2024 budget on March 9, including $842 billion for the Department of Defense—and while the Pentagon has yet to offer many specific details on how that money would be spent, the White House said its spending plan “builds ...
The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty, the New START agreement between the U.S. and Russia, is in peril following a declaration by Russian president Vladimir Putin that Moscow was “suspending” Russia's participation in the accord.
The growing crisis in surge weapons production can be laid at the feet of Congress, and the unpredictability and uncertainty of chronically delayed budgets, defense industry leaders said in a House Armed Services Committee hearing. Members said the Biden administration isn’t using the tools Congress ...
China has officially surpassed the U.S. in its total number of land-based nuclear missile launchers, according to a letter sent by U.S. Strategic Command to lawmakers last month—highlighting China’s growing nuclear weapons infrastructure, even as its stockpiles of missiles and warheads continue to trail those ...