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THE PENTAGON – The Defense Department is making cuts to legacy ships and aircraft across the Navy and Air Force and reducing end strength across the force as part of its Fiscal Year 2022 budget, the department announced on Friday. The $715 billion outlay – largely flat after inflation compared to FY 21 – cuts […]
USNI News Congressional Budget Office Primer on U.S. Military’s Force Structure May 21, 2021 11:09 AM The following is the May 2021 Congressional Budget Office report, The U.S. Military’s Force Structure: A Primer, 2021 Update From the report To increase understanding of the choices that the nation faces when considering the defense budget, the Congressional Budget Office has updated its 2016 primer on the structure of the armed forces. This updated version is based on the spending plans and personnel numbers outlined in the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) Future Years Defense Progra...
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Full FY22 budget coming May 27 5 hours ago It is expected the Pentagon will seek to retire older systems to free up funding in its budget request. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s first full budget request, including long-awaited details about the Pentagon, will be released May 27, the White House announced Thursday. The administration announced in early April that the fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, including $715 billion for the Defense Department. Further details were omitted during the release of the so-cal...
Who else will be there: Testifying alongside Miller on Wednesday will be former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee. In his testimony, Rosen will similarly defend preparations ahead of the attack, according to a copy of remarks obtained by The Hill. Rosen’s defense: “I believe that DOJ [Department of Justice] reasonably prepared for contingencies ahead of January 6, understanding that there was considerable uncertainty as to how many people would arrive, who those people would be, and precisely what purposes they would pursue. Unlike the police, DOJ ...
Jack Reed vows to get defense budget done despite delays from the White House Jamie McIntyre BUDGET CRUNCH, ‘HARD CHOICES’: Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, says he and the committee’s top Republican, Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, are hoping to finish work on the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act before the next fiscal year starts, despite a late start forced by the late budget submission by the White House. “Both Sen. Inhofe and I are determined to get our bill to the floor and then get the conference done and get a b...