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Senate poised to approve stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown and fund Ukrainian military
The threat of a government shutdown eased last night as the Senate advanced a short-term continuing resolution, or CR, which would keep the government funded through Dec. 16. ... With inflation running high, the delay in providing full funding will result in the...

How inflation has hit federal contractors
Inflation has seeped into every area of the economy, both goods and labor. For federal contractors, operating under fixed-priced contractors, and for the Defense Department, the pressure is real. Now the National Defense Industrial Association has completed a detailed...

Pentagon mulls inflation initiative after defense industry meeting
Senior Pentagon officials are considering an inflation relief proposal made by key defense industry associations that would have Congress expand military funding and allow alterations to fixed-price contracts that could help companies battered by surging prices. ......

Defense industry to launch inflation relief push in Congress
WASHINGTON ― Defense industry associations are laying the groundwork for a lobbying blitz next week when Congress returns from its summer recess to seek relief for contractors from inflation. ... “Deterrence doesn’t work when we handcuff the Department of Defense’s...
Saudi oil is important to European allies: Gen. Punaro
Retired two-star Marine Corps Gen. Arnold Punaro discusses the importance of Biden's trip to the Middle East as he is expected to meet with Saudi leaders. Watch here: https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6309573801112 ...
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Episode 25: Understanding The Ever Shrinking Fighting Force [Podcast]
Join Alice, the Precision-Guided Podcast host, for a discussion with Major General Arnold Punaro, USMC (Ret), to discuss United States national defense priorities and budgeting concerns. In this episode, we discuss Mr. Punaro’s eight ‘ticking timebombs’ of US national...
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How the National Guard is improving cyber readiness; Emerging technologies in support of national security [Podcast]
On this week’s episode of The DefenseScoop Podcast, a new $1 billion innovation fund for NATO and feedback for the Army’s incremental buildout of its tactical communications network. The Department of Defense has a new blueprint for artificial intelligence. Maj. Gen....

Balance of Power Full Show (06/08/2022)
On Bloomberg’s ‘Balance of Power’ with David Westin, Sen. Rick Scott, (R) Florida, on gun legislation; Arnold Punaro, Retired USMC Major General, on Russia-Ukraine war impact on global food supply; Dr. Lara Brown, George Washington University Director of the Graduate...
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Counting the Pieces: Defense Spending and the “Ever Shrinking Fighting Force” [Podcast]
This week, Mike sits down with Major General Arnold L. Punaro (USMC ret.), Chief Executive Officer of the Punaro Group, to discuss his new book, The Ever-Shrinking Fighting Force, which covers the history of U.S. defense spending and why the number of warfighters is...

Names begin circulating to replace Kirby at the Pentagon
The race to replace JOHN KIRBY at the Pentagon is on as he heads for a new gig at the White House. “It’s civilian control of the military, the image of the Pentagon — that spokesman speaks on behalf of the administration,” said ARNOLD PUNARO, former staff director of...