HEADLINE NEWS

  • Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy addresses the Congressional Breakfast at the 2019 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Washington Convention Center on Oct. 15, 2019.

    Army Leaders Seek Help Keeping Momentum

    The Army needs continued, bipartisan help to maintain the aggressive pace of improvements across the force, its leaders said Oct 15.

  • Army Funding Limited as Fiscal Year 2020 Begins

    Congress and the Trump administration have agreed on a 52-day budget extension to keep the government running while negotiations on spending priorities continue.

    As President Donald Trump signed the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2020 on Sept. 27, Congress left on a two-week break and won’t return to work until after Columbus Day.

  • Tight Army Budgets May Force Tough Decisions

    The Army’s chief program manager is concerned that flat or falling budgets may require tough decisions to pay for modernization programs as they ramp up to production in two or three years.

  • AUSA Asks Congress to Pass 2020 Budget On Time

    The Association of the U.S. Army has joined with more than 30 other military and veterans’ organizations to urge Congress to approve a timely defense budget to avoid unnecessary disruptions in programs.

  • Chief Worries Budget Delays Will Slow Modernization

    As Congress returns from its summer break to face a Sept. 30 deadline for passing the fiscal year 2020 budget, Army leaders are warning of unnecessary turmoil and harm if lawmakers fail to pass a full-year defense budget.

  • Budget Deal Could Be Good News for Army

    A federal budget deal announced July 22 could spell good news for the Army and Defense Department if lawmakers can use the blueprint to pass military policy and spending bills by the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year.

  • CBO Projects Drop in Army Aviation Costs

    The annual cost of replacing the Army’s aviation fleet is expected to decline in the 2020s, from about $4 billion in 2018 to about $1.5 billion in 2027, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

    CBO predicts costs will then rise to a peak of about $4.7 billion in 2032 before trending downward again.

  • House Panel Endorses 3.1% Military Raise

    A House appropriations panel has approved a 3.1% military raise as part of its fiscal 2020 defense funding bill. If enacted, the Jan. 1 hike would be the biggest raise for troops since 2010.

  • Budget Uncertainty Threatens National Security

    Fearing that the White House and Congress are headed for a budgetary stalemate, the acting defense secretary warned lawmakers of the potential harm.

  • Disrupted Budget Would Slow Army Modernization

    More than 30 modernization programs could be impacted if the Army doesn’t have a fully funded budget by Oct. 1, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Futures Command said.