by Asa Rhoden | Jun 11, 2026 | Congress, Defense Budget, On Base
The House Appropriations Committee will meet today in a closed session to mark up a $1.15 trillion defense appropriations bill. The committee released the bill and a summary yesterday. The amount matches what the administration requested and what the House is...
by Asa Rhoden | Jun 9, 2026 | Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base
The version of the National Defense Authorization that passed the House Armed Services Committee late last week includes funding boosts for the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation and the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, as On...
by Asa Rhoden | Jun 2, 2026 | Congress, Defense Budget, NDAA, On Base
Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has proposed an amendment to the 2027 NDAA that would create a new branch of the military under the Army. The new branch would be called the “Cyber Force” and would fulfill a longstanding push from some lawmakers to create a branch...
by Asa Rhoden | May 29, 2026 | Defense Budget, DOD/Pentagon, On Base
A new analysis released on Wednesday by the Center for Strategic & International Studies found that it will take up to three years for the Department of War’s munitions stockpiles to return to pre-Iran war levels. Missiles like the Tomahawk, even with the...
by Asa Rhoden | May 22, 2026 | Defense Budget, On Base
The House has passed a $480 billion spending package in the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Act, funding veterans’ programs and military infrastructure. The vote was 400-15. About $324 billion has been allocated for mandatory federal...
by Asa Rhoden | May 21, 2026 | Defense Budget, DOD/Pentagon, On Base
House members from both parties called for shipbuilding infrastructure to remain on U.S. soil, during a recent Armed Services Committee hearing with Navy leaders, as Navy Times reported. “I will echo some of my Democrat colleagues: As many ships as we can build in...
by Asa Rhoden | May 18, 2026 | Defense Budget, On Base, Quality of Life
The DOW budget request for military construction includes $21.5 billion for barracks improvements across the services, Military Times reported. “The degraded state of our installations is no longer a future problem. It is a direct and present threat to our ability...
by Asa Rhoden | May 12, 2026 | Defense Budget, DOD/Pentagon, News from ADC, On Base
OLDCC Director Patrick O’Brien hosted a town hall Monday at the ADC50 Summit, sharing information about this year’s DCIP funding cycle and fielding questions about proposals. O’Brien spoke on the department’s history as it celebrates its 65th anniversary this year. ...
by Asa Rhoden | May 5, 2026 | Congress, Defense Budget, DOD/Pentagon, On Base
In his testimony to both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that military recruiting is experiencing an unprecedented surge and that has resulted in needing to turn away recruits, Fox News reported. “I think...
