defense budget

This will be a relatively quiet week on Capitol Hill.  The House of Representatives is on a scheduled district work period, and the national observance of Veterans Day on Wednesday means the Senate will be in for an interrupted, but busy, week.

The Senate is scheduled to resume legislative business on Monday and will vote…

Budget challenges, a shrinking military force, and unrestrained growth in personnel and operations has plunged the Pentagon into a state of crisis.  This comes at the same time that the United States is facing unprecedented challenges to our national security.  These were the themes of my presentation during a panel discussion at the Center for…