President Obama’s FY 2015 Budget requests $496 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Defense’s (DoD) base budget – a decrease in $500,000 from FY14 enacted levels. The President’s Budget proposal complies with the FY15 spending levels prescribed in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013. The proposed defense budget...
When it comes to a municipality being active on social media, there are lots of benefits. There also are several things to be aware of before launching into the world of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and more. Facebook and Twitter in particular are a highly effective means to educate and inform...
This week's Washington Report! To sign up for the direct email, click here. Freezing rain, snow and record low temps in our nation's capital. That annual rite of passage to spring in DC – the National Cherry Blossom Festival – is just 20 days away (March 20). Hard to...
When Chuck Hagel was nominated to be Secretary of Defense, it was clear that President Obama was nominating a Republican to take the hatchet to the Department of Defense (DoD). The thinking was that by having a Republican implement these cuts it would deflect some of the criticism. Fat chance....
By Rick Barrett of the Journal Sentinel. Read the full story here. Follow @JournalSentinel on Twitter A U.S. Navy shipbuilding program that has supported thousands of Wisconsin jobs would be sharply curtailed under a military spending plan proposed Monday by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel — a plan that also would shrink the Army to...
This week's Washington Report! To sign up for the direct email, click here. Today in Congress. Nada. Lawmakers are back in their districts this recess week. Meanwhile, Governors began to arrive in D.C. for the four-day winter meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA). Obama's 2015 Budget… Deficits and...
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