Defense Budget Alert
InsideDefense.com EXCLUSIVE:
DefenseAlert, Sept. 15, 2008 -- The Bush administration in early November will decide among "a range of possibilities" for how defense spending might be increased, which could leave the new president with a 2010 budget request bolstered by tens of billions of dollars and a six-year plan boosted by approximately $300 billion.
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DOD Nuclear Weapons Management Task Force Phase 1 Report
The Sept. 12, 2008, Defense Department Nuclear Weapons Task Force report -- the first of a series -- describes the Air Force's nuclear mission. (PDF: 1,114,153 bytes)
DBB Report on a 'Strategic Relationship Model Between DOD and the Industrial Base'
The July 2008 Defense Business Board report makes recommendations for improving the strategic relationship between the Defense Department and its manufacturer and service suppliers. (PDF: 436,130 bytes)
Draft DOD Directive on Irregular Warfare
The August 2008 directive, marked "deliberate document; for discussion purposes only," establishes that irregular warfare is as strategically important as traditional warfare and directs the Defense Department to maintain capabilities and capacity to support IW and traditional warfare with equal proficiency.
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DOD Acquisition Decision Memo on Biometrics
In a Sept. 2, 2008, acquisition decision memorandum, Pentagon acquisition chief John Young orders the Army to develop a plan that synchronizes the acquisition process for current and proposed biometric material development activities. (PDF: 59,968 bytes)
Air Force 'Letter of Intent' on Policy Reviews
In an Aug. 20, 2008, "Letter of Intent" marked "for official use only," newly confirmed Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and acting Secretary Michael Donley lay out their initial battle plans addressing 15 key areas in the near-term. (PDF: 2,804,874 bytes)
2008 Army Modernization Strategy
The Army's 2008 modernization strategy supports the service's "imperatives to rebalance the force and grow and maintain the expeditionary-capable, campaign-quality Army needed for the full-spectrum dominance the nation needs now and through the 21st Century." Also includes Annexes A and B.
