Morning Coffee: DoD Spending Projections Improve
The Pentagon’s five-year projections for procurement spending on its 63 major weapons programs look more positive than last year’s forecast.
Morning Coffee: CNO – No Need for BRAC
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said last week that he doesn’t believe the Navy needs to go through another round of base closures.
Morning Coffee: Budget Cuts Naval Aviation, Not UCLASS
Unmanned technology and benefit reductions define Pentagon budget strategies and a slim majority of Senators keep sexual assault cases inside chain of command to avert a war against the military cultural.
Morning Coffee: DOD Budget Cuts Vs. Capability
How the Navy can find a balance between developing effective future capabilities while absorbing ongoing budget cuts.
Morning Coffee: Congress Should Shutter Some Bases
DOD says some bases are no longer needed as wars in Iraq and Afghanistan conclude but lawmakers want to protect jobs in their districts.
Morning Coffee: F-35C Passes Tailhook Tests
The Navy’s F-35C, the most likely JSF variant to be cut, passed 36 roll-in arrestment tests in January at Lakehurst.
MORNING COFFEE: COLA Cut May be Restored
Congress may act this week to restore full cost-of-living adjustments for working-age retirees forcibly retired from the military for medical reasons. Restoration may be included in the omnibus spending bill.
Full Fiscal 2014 DoD Funding Possible
A full fiscal 2014 Pentagon spending bill will be included in a compromise measure that must pass before next Tuesday night to avert a gov. shutdown.
More Budget Cuts Could Target Mid-sized Contractors
House defense panel member says his committee has cut another $25 billion from defense in the budget bill and that the contractor workforce was likely to take the brunt of this additional hit.
Federal Employees Receive Pay Raise
Federal employees will receive their first automatic pay raise in more than three years, 1 percent beginning Jan. 1.
