Mackenzie Eaglen, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses where the Defense Department needs funding for its uniformed personnel, civilians, and contractors
Dov Zakheim, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, breaks down how funds are divided amongst the military branches, and why the Navy is requesting more to build up the fleet.
Mike Hettinger, president of Hettinger Strategy Group, and Rich Beutel, principal at Cyrrus Analytics, discuss the current state of the Technology Modernization Fund, and why Congress appears to be zeroing out its budget.
Travis Sharp, research fellow at Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, discusses what the FY20 Pentagon budget means for DoD goals, and how it slots into the National Defense Strategy.
Rick Berger, research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses the current state of the military appropriations bills in Congress.
Bob Hale, former DoD comptroller and senior executive adviser at Booz Allen Hamilton, discusses the military funding efforts in Congress, and why he doesn’t think it’ll be passed by October.
Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico, discusses what the next few weeks will hold for budget negotiations, and the possibility of a shutdown happening on December 21.
