Budget Control Act

Shrinking Army Fights National Guard For Vital Combat Helicopters (From Forbes)

June 30, 2014- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D With budget walls closing in, the Army has been forced to forgo upgrading its aging Kiowa scout helicopters or developing a replacement.  However, the armed reconnaissance mission that Kiowa performs is still crucial to warfighting plans, so service leaders have [Read More...]

Defense Secretary Declares War On Budget Control Act As Hollow Force Looms (From Forbes)

February 26, 2014- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D On Tuesday of this week I joined a group of analysts and journalists at the Pentagon to discuss the Obama Administration’s proposed fiscal 2015 military budget with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.  One thing that quickly became apparent in that [Read More...]