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Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 7 April 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 7 April 2025

“House GOP leaders vow to push forward with budget vote,” Politico House Republican leaders are determined to push through a revised Senate budget plan this week despite significant opposition from fiscal conservatives, who warn that the measure may fail if brought to a vote. Several hard-right members, including Rep. Chip

CSBA warns that a skinny DOD budget risks compromising US readiness

CSBA warns that a skinny DOD budget risks compromising US readiness

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), “nonpartisan” hawks, warned in Defense One that a Pentagon “skinny budget” could force risky tradeoffs between near-term readiness and future modernization. Congressional leaders are set to review a slimmed-down fiscal 2026 budget later this month, and the choices made now could define

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Today is Wednesday, 2 April 2025. At the Horizon, we covered Guantánamo’s $40 million price tag to house under 400 migrants and the Pentagon’s accelerated cuts to its civilian workforce, among other stories and protests. Here are your cutting-room links. “New Defense Department experimentation series targets data integration,

Space Force wants significant budget increase

Space Force wants significant budget increase

In a recent address at the Air and Space Forces Association's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations for the US Space Force, emphasized the urgent need for a substantial budget increase to meet the expanding demands of space defense, as reported

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Today is Wednesday, 19 March 2025. Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are Open. Employees are expected to begin the workday on time. Normal operating procedures are in effect. Clear, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 2 mph. "No More Minimum Wage Obligations Shifts Pricing Strategies

Trump’s Pentagon pick vows audit overhaul, industry-friendly reforms

Trump’s Pentagon pick vows audit overhaul, industry-friendly reforms

Stephen A. Feinberg, a private equity executive with over 40 years of finance experience but no prior government role, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on 25 February 2025, Feinberg outlined his vision to manage DOD's daily operations and budget, exceeding $800 billion on confirmation. He criticized

And now, a $45 billion plan to revitalize the US Air and Space Forces

And now, a $45 billion plan to revitalize the US Air and Space Forces

A new report from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies argues that delivering “peace through strength” requires a $45 billion investment to modernize the Air Force and significantly grow the Space Force, reports Air & Space Forces Magazine. Authored by retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula and retired Col. Mark Gunzinger,