The end of the Cold War gave rise to a balancing act within the world of U.S. naval acquisitions — how to make cuts under falling defense budgets while retaining a sufficient industrial base for the future.
Mackenzie Eaglen | AEIdeas
If America is serious about remaining the arsenal of democracy, Washington cannot afford to take its foot off the pedal to increase surge production across the industrial base for munitions, ships, aircraft, and ground vehicles.
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Mackenzie Eaglen | 19fortyfive.com
With the outlook for defense policy and spending bills opaque for the foreseeable future given the chaos in Congress, Mackenzie Eaglen explains that policymakers must prioritize steps to mitigate uncertainty as much as possible. The Department of Defense must remind everyone that it has never operated under a full-year continuing resolution. Executive branch officials should educate members of Congress on how the absence of enacted policy and spending bills harms troops. Moreover, the National Defense Authorization Act has passed Congress for 62 consecutive years for good reason. With so many other headwinds, it is in the best interest of those in uniform not to break this streak. Learn more here. >>
Elaine McCusker | AEIdeas
Another October, another continuing resolution (CR), which is Congress’s temporary legislative solution to extend last year’s funding and priorities into the new fiscal year. Elaine McCusker shows that perpetually using CRs wastes time and money while damaging national security. Under the current CR, the Defense Department is already losing about $70 million per day in buying power that will not come back. At fiscal year 2023 annualized levels, the defense budget under the CR is not only well below what is required but also in the wrong accounts. The nation needs its elected representatives to do their job and pass a defense budget before the current CR expires on November 17. Read more here. >> Learn about the Defense Fiscal Year Countdown here. >>