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Maj. Gen. John Ferrari (U.S. Army, ret.) | The Dispatch | July 27, 2022 Bottom Line: The American defense industrial base is in steep decline, calling into question our ability prevail in a long war against a capable adversary. The decline of U.S. manufacturing, dearth of STEM talent, high regulatory burden, and the uncertainty of Congressional appropriations have atrophied a once vital U.S. strategic asset.
TVC Advisory Board Member Mackenzie Eaglen | Defense News | July 26, 2022 Bottom Line: The vast majority of Pentagon spending is on autopilot, with only 10 to 15 percent shifting to address changing strategic priorities year over year. Many of America’s defense woes can be attributed to the tangle of bureaucratic barnacles that have built up on the Pentagon budgeting process over the decades.
Lara Seligman, Lee Hudson, & Paul McLeary | Politico | July 24, 2022 Bottom Line: The relationship between the Secretary of the Navy, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and other senior DOD officials is marked by deep disagreements over the correct size and shape of the Navy’s future fleet, limiting the Pentagon’s ability to invest in the ships and infrastructure necessary to counter Chinese power in the Indo-Pacific.
TVC Advisory Board Member Mackenzie Eaglen | 19FortyFive | June 23, 2022
Bottom Line: With inflation on the rise, Congress plans to supplement the Biden administration’s FY23 defense budget request.
Thomas G. Mahnken
Defense News
April 26, 2022
Bottom Line: U.S. & allied support for Ukraine has revealed both the value of precision munitions on the modern battlefield and the
Matthew Hipple & Michael DeBoer
CIMSEC
April 18, 2022
Bottom Line: Generations of bureaucratic centralization have deprived the military services of
TVC Advisory Board Member Roger Zakheim
RealClear Defense
April 1, 2022
Bottom Line: We cannot afford to rely on alliances alone
McKinsey & Co.
March 28, 2022
Bottom Line: Seven percent inflation will eat away at DOD’s buying power this year, but if the
John M. Donnelly
Roll Call
March 29, 2022
Bottom Line: Biden’s defense budget is allegedly the largest of all time, but