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Op-Ed: The $76 Billion Cost of a Yearlong Continuing Resolution
Unless Congress acts soon, the Defense Department will operate for the rest of the year under a “continuing resolution,” which handcuffs this year’s funding to last year’s priorities. This would be deeply misguided at a moment when the world is as dangerous as it’s...
The military has a hard time doing its job when Congress doesn’t do its job
What an irony! Congressional appropriations committees hold hearings on what harm might hit the military from Congress’s own inability to pass a budget on time. But the security threat is real, according to retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro. The chairman of...
Maj. Gen. Arnold L. Punaro on Government Matters
Maj. Gen. Arnold L. Punaro (USMC, Ret.) speaks with Government Matters host Mimi Geerges about the pressing issues facing our nation's security, including the threat of a year-long continuing resolution. Watch more: https://youtu.be/SYOgLicFzM4
Real Clear Defense – Hot Wash Podcast
Although the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act funding the military passed with bipartisan support, the appropriations bill has not. This puts the entire military and much of the intelligence community under a Continuing Resolution since October 1, freezing new...
Sound On: U.S. Russia Talks, Vaccine Mandate Blocked (Podcast)
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. Guests: Bloomberg Foreign policy...
Defense industry frets as funding talks crawl
Despite repeated warnings from uniformed Pentagon leaders and lawmakers of both parties that a full-year continuing resolution will hurt national security, some defense industry advocates are still worried about an impasse. We’re still in budget chaos,” National...
Gen. Punaro: We’re dealing with a ‘very, very dangerous’ situation in the world right now
Two-star Marine Corps Gen. Arnold Punaro (ret.) discusses an NBA owner's comments on Uyghur Muslims in China, U.S. adversaries and the defense funding bill with Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria. Read...
One Year After Jan. 6 Attack, Push For Quick Reaction Force Is Dead On Capitol Hill
After the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol that left members hiding in offices or crouching under desks on the House floor, lawmakers clamored for a military quick reaction force that could protect against more violence. One year after the attack, the idea of a...
Congress needs to pass the defense funding bill: Gen. Punaro
Gen. Arnold Punaro (ret.) discusses the Russia-Ukraine conflict, China's rising aggression, Defense spending and U.S. adversaries with Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria. Read more: https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6286598150001#sp=show-clips
Former Air Force Weapons Chief Tapped as Pentagon’s Lead Arms Buyer
Bill LaPlante, who left the Pentagon in 2015, has spent the past six years working on technologies the military craves. President Biden said Tuesday that he would nominate the former Air Force weapons chief to become the Pentagon’s top arms buyer. Politico first...