Results for Defense Spending

Bryan Bender talked about the Defense Logistics Agency, a $44 billion a year operation that purchases supplies for the Defense Department.

Robert Levinson, a senior defense analyst at Bloomberg Government, speaks about a report released last month by Bloomberg Government that analyzed how the impending cuts to defense spending will likely hit congressional districts.

Ashton Carter begins his remarks with comments about the importance of national security and defense priorities in Afghanistan. He then focused on the defense department budget and its newly launched defense efficiency initiative.

Kristina Wong was interviewed by video from Capitol Hill about the key issues in the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act being debated in the House that week.

Ellen Mitchell discussed the future of defense spending and what was included in the National Defense Authorization Act that was signed by President Trump earlier in the week.

Ellen Mitchell talked about congressional scrutiny of the $437 million in Defense Department spending to support and equip 137 military bands. 

Connor O'Brien talked about the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that passed the Senate the previous day.

Winslow Wheeler talked about the current year's Defense Authorization Bill, which the Senate is scheduled to take up in the upcoming week, including efforts to cut specific weapons programs such as the F-22 aircraft.

Ashton Carter outlined a strategy for making existing military programs more efficient and cost-effective…

John Donnelly reported by telephone about congressional action on Iraq and defense spending legislation.

Patrick Kelley talked about the details of the fiscal year 2019 defense spending bill that was being debated on the House floor.

Robert Hale gave the keynote address at a Brookings Institution forum on the potential effects of Defense Department sequestration budget cuts on national security, including the possibility of lost jobs and decreased military readiness.

Megan Scully was interviewed by video from Capitol Hill about fiscal year 2015 defense spending. House debate began that day on the 2015 defense spending bill. ... Scully reported on how the bill addressed spending for Afghanistan, military pay raises, and the proposed retirement of the Air Force A-10.

Jeremy Herb spoke by phone about defense spending proposed by President Obama in his fiscal year 2015 budget request.

Aaron Mehta talked about the major provisions and legislative obstacles to congressional passage of the $741 billion dollar defense spending bill for fiscal year 2021.

Defense Department Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh briefed reporters at the Pentagon about the North American Defense Ministerial, joint exercises in Alaska, and defense spending legislation.

Kate Brannen talked about the proposals set forth by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in 201 affect defense and national security spending.

Wheeler discussed his recent Washington Post op-ed, which looked at how "pork barrel" projects within the 2005 Defense Budget are, in his opinion, taking funds away from essential areas of the defense spending. His forthcoming book is The Wastrels of Defense: How Congress Sabotages U.S.

Molly O’Toole talked about the impact the midterm elections could have on pending legislation affecting t…

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chair Martin Dempsey testified on defense spending in light of automatic cuts, known as sequestration, scheduled to go into effect in January 2013.