Defense Budget Timeliness

Op-Ed
August 28, 2023
Breaking Defense

Budget Endgame Scenarios: From Acceptable to Apocalypse

By Elaine McCusker | John G. Ferrari
Report
August 16, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Defense Authorization Highlights and Conference Issues

By Elaine McCusker | John G. Ferrari
Report
U.S. Marines with Mike Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, fire an M777 Howitzer during Fire Exercise (FIREX) 19 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 26, 2019. FIREX 19 is a regimental-level exercise designed to improve internal standard operating procedures and allow multiple batteries to train together in preparation for Steel Knight, an annual combat readiness exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ana S. Madrigal)
July 13, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Analyzing House Defense Bills

By John G. Ferrari | Elaine McCusker
Op-Ed
A Marine assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, posts security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) exercise on Karan Island, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2020. The exercise affords the SPMAGTF an opportunity to sustain its critical mission capabilities, demonstrate its ability to rapidly respond to emergent threats and crises, and improve its ability to project power in the maritime domain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot)
May 09, 2023
Defense News

Protect the Force with Timely and Robust Readiness Funding

By Elaine McCusker
Post
April 27, 2023
AEIdeas

Is the Army Lost at Sea?

By Mackenzie Eaglen
Press
April 20, 2023

Discussing Lawmakers’ Limited Time to Pass a Military Budget

By Elaine McCusker
Post
April 06, 2023
AEIdeas

Time is Money—The Importance of On-Time Annual Appropriations

By Elaine McCusker
Working Paper
March 30, 2023
AEI Foreign and Defense Policy Working Paper Series

Reforming Defense Budgeting

By Elaine McCusker
Report
beyond monopsony
March 02, 2023
American Enterprise Institute

Beyond Monopsony: Pentagon Reform in the Information Age

By Mackenzie Eaglen
Event
Soldier walking with tanks in the background
February 27, 2023

Not Just an Air and Maritime Theater: The Army’s Role in the Indo-Pacific

By Mackenzie Eaglen | Kori Schake
Post
December 19, 2022
AEIdeas

The Omnibus Appropriations Act and the Curious Incident of the Dog That Doesn’t Bark

By William C. Greenwalt
Press
December 15, 2022

Discussing the Perils of Continuing Resolutions: McCusker on KSL NewsRadio’s “Inside Sources”

By Elaine McCusker
Op-Ed
December 08, 2022
Breaking Defense

Another Continuing Resolution? The Enemy Is Us

By Elaine McCusker
Press
November 17, 2022

Discussing ways to improve the defense budget: McCusker on SiriusXM’s ‘Julie Mason Mornings’

By Elaine McCusker
Report
Aerial shot of Pentagon
November 09, 2022
American Enterprise Institute

Defense Budget Transparency and the Cost of Military Capability

By Elaine McCusker
Press
September 29, 2022

Discussing the negative impact of continuing resolutions: McCusker on WJLA’s ‘Government Matters’

By Elaine McCusker
Op-Ed
September 08, 2022
The Hill

Another Round of Continuing Resolutions—Who Loses?

By Elaine McCusker
Op-Ed
July 08, 2022
Breaking Defense

Hey OMB: Cut a Two-Year Budget Deal Now, While You Have the Chance

By John G. Ferrari
Op-Ed
graphic showing defense budget delays
June 23, 2022
19fortyfive.com

The U.S. Military Needs An On-Time Defense Budget

By Mackenzie Eaglen
Report
June 02, 2022
American Enterprise Institute

The Defense Unfunded Priority Lists Expose a Strategy and Resourcing Mismatch

By Elaine McCusker | John G. Ferrari
Op-Ed
March 24, 2022
The Hill

Why We Need a 2023 Budget Deal Right Now – and How to Get It

By John G. Ferrari
Post
January 12, 2022
AEIdeas

Continuing Resolutions Are Wasteful, Dangerous, and Unnecessary — Not a News Flash

By Elaine McCusker
Op-Ed
December 08, 2021
19fortyfive.com

Congress’ Spending Freeze Puts a Deep Chill On US Military Modernization

By Mackenzie Eaglen
Op-Ed
October 27, 2021
Breaking Defense

These Key Programs Face Real Delays from Continuing Resolution

By Mackenzie Eaglen