Elaine McCusker
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Making Food Affordable for Military Families
For decades, the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has struggled to meet the intent of providing good, discounted groceries to service members, their...
Defense Budget
Attacking DoD's Data Problem
The Department of Defense (DOD) needs a single source of truth at the enterprise level to pass a full financial statement audit. More importantly, it...
Defense Budget
Fixing America's Defense Budget
As Congress prepares to review the fiscal year 2024 federal budget request, new opportunities are emerging that can provide for America’s defense...
Defense Budget
Modernizing the Military May Require Modernized Oversight
From tours of Silicon Valley to testimony on the Hill, the Department of Defense is acknowledging its struggle to effectively harness advancing...
Defense Budget
The Biden Defense Budget: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
There are a lot of elements to evaluate and understand in the defense budget released by the Biden Administration on May 28. Some good.
Defense Budget
Examining National Security as Part of the Entire Federal Budget
As the 2020 election concludes and the new Congress and administration prepare for discussions on federal spending, there are three important things...
In Pursuit of Nuclear Abolition
By Peter Huessy • RealClearDefense
Innovation Alone Won’t Prepare the U.S. for the Future Battlefield
By Joshua Segal • RealClearDefense
The sUAS Tactical Trifecta
By Bryan T. Woody • RealClearDefense
The Revolutionary War: When Strategic Options Share the Same Weakness
By Henry Yep • RealClearDefense
The Houthis Are Testing the Limits of Collective Defense
By Saima Afzal • RealClearDefense
Who Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki • RealClearDefense
Northrop Grumman Breaks Out the Big Guns at AUSA
By Daniel Terrill, Defense News
Army Pursuing Diverse Array of New Anti-Air Interceptors
By Trevithick, The WarZoneWho Shoots Down the Drone Over the Shipyard?
By John Ferrari & Dillon Prochnicki, RCD
F-35C Lands for the First Time on a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier
By The Aviationist
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