Daily Report

Feb. 9, 2017

Can USAF Bomb ISIS Faster?

Asked if the Air Force could possibly “accelerate” its bombing campaign as part of the coalition arrayed against ISIS, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said yes, but “only if it’s coordinated with the rest of the campaign,” meaning ground...

Coming Soon: Nuclear Posture Review

The Defense Department will undertake a nuclear posture review “this spring,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein told reporters Tuesday. The review will not only consider the numbers and types of nuclear weapons—bombers and bombs, silo-based missiles and...

Leonardo Will Solo the T-X

Leonardo announced Wednesday that it will pursue the T-X contract on its own, just a few weeks after Raytheon and Leonardo disbanded their teaming arrangement to compete for the Air Force’s $13.6 billion T-X advanced trainer program. The Italian company...

Inhofe Leads Charge Against BRAC

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) sharply questioned the four vice chiefs of the military services over the wisdom of beginning another round of base realignment and closure in the midst of tight military budgets Wednesday. “In the first three years, every...

Lawmakers: The Defense Budget is “Broken”

Senators on the Senate Armed Forces Readiness Subcommittee agreed that the Department of Defense is suffering a dangerous readiness shortfall because of a flawed federal budget process. “The budget process is broken,” Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) said at a Wednesday...

DOD IG: Acquisition Official Didn’t Willfully Hide Northrop Ties

Former Air Force acquisition official Richard Lombardi did not willfully fail to report a conflict of interest involving his spouse’s Northrop Grumman retirement account and did not participate in any improper activities, the Defense Department Inspector General said in a...