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Pentagon Rolls Out Defense Strategy Amid War in Europe
The Biden administration is briefing lawmakers on the classified version of the National Defense Strategy, four people familiar with the effort told Foreign Policy, in a bid to provide additional justification for the increased $773 billion defense allocation in the...

Ukraine conflict a boon for defense industry
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is a boon for American defense contractors, which are in line to profit from increased Western military spending to bolster Kyiv’s forces and adapt to instability in the region. “There’s an old saying: ‘A high tide raises all ships.’ So I...

Wasteful Spending, a Shrinking Force and the Marine Corps’s Big Bet
The Marines may be “the only branch adapting fast for the future” (“U.S. Defense After Ukraine,” Review & Outlook, March 8), but what future and how wisely? The military’s poor record of predicting the next war urges maintaining flexibility. This has long been a...
Gen. Punaro on impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict: Freedoms in the West are at risk
Ret. two-star Marine Corps Gen. Arnold Punaro discusses President Vladimir Putin's 'reckless' actions in Ukraine, countries importing Russian oil and Taiwan's fate as Chinese aggression grows. Watch...

Congress approved a big increase in defense spending. The Pentagon has yet to see the money
In late December, Congress wrote a big IOU to the Pentagon, authorizing an additional $25 billion over the bare-bones defense budget proposed by the Biden administration for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. But so far, the Pentagon has yet to see a penny of...

Virtual Event | Is the American Military Fading into Irrelevance?
Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt and Major General Arnold L. Punaro, USMC (Ret.) for a discussion on the challenges facing the U.S. military. With rising costs, a sclerotic bureaucracy, and an absence of clear priorities, the combat...
Putin is a ‘wreckless individual’: Gen. Punaro
The Punaro Group CEO Gen. Arnold Punaro reacts to Russia-Ukraine conflict on 'Mornings with Maria.' Read more: https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6297874288001#sp=show-clips

What does a CR mean for DOD tech talent?
Lack of steady funding for fiscal 2022 could stress the Defense Department's already tenuous tech personnel needs as the military services grapple with recruitment and retention challenges among cyber talent. Arnold Punaro, the board chair for the National Defense...

The Biggest Threat To U.S. National Security Today Is The U.S. Congress
Arnold Punaro, a retired Marine Corps major general, former congressional staffer, and defense policy expert, recently highlighted the significance of the current congressional inaction when he explained that the potential impact of a year-long continuing resolution...

Latest delay in Pentagon funding riles defense hawks in Congress
INFLATION IS THE THIEF OF BUYING POWER: Last year, members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees congratulated themselves for the bipartisan agreement to add upwards of $35 billion to the defense budget originally submitted by the Biden Pentagon. But since...