The Defense Department will conduct an audit of the U.S. aerospace and defense sector’s supply chains after DoD released a White House-commissioned study of the defense industrial base, The Wall Street Journal
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The Government Accountability Office has found that officials at federal agencies tend to limit their expenditures early in the fiscal year due to continuing resolutions, sequestration and other budget uncertainties. GAO said Wednesday the
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The service chiefs of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force have said budget uncertainty is one of the primary challenges to efforts to maintain military readiness, DoD News reported
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Pentagon Spokesperson Peter Cook has reiterated that budget uncertainty will endanger the U.S. military’s readiness and training programs, DoD News reported Thursday. Cook told reporters in Washington that the threat posed by
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U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh believes the service should put force readiness as its top priority amid current challenges in the budget and threat environments, Defense News reported Wednesday. Michelle Tan writes that McHugh indicated
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Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James noted that decision-making about the service’s resources is one of its biggest leadership challenges in the current budget environment, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Lillian Cunningham writes that James told
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Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, believes that budget uncertainty continues to affect what he called the U.S. military’s recovery of lost capabilities and readiness for the future,
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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said he will prioritize efforts to shield intelligence agency employees from the impact of possible sequestration return in fiscal 2016, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday.
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Senior U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officials told a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing Wednesday that sequestration in fiscal 2016 would hamper the military branches’ ability to execute missions globally, DoD News
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Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said potential threats emanating from the Islamic State group have fueled a change in defense spending priorities and an interest in remotely piloted aircraft, Defense News reported
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