Month: March 2024

Analyzing the present, to prepare for the future.

DOD’s 2025 Budget Request Provides 4.5% Raise for Service Members

The Defense Department laid out details of its $849.8 billion budget request, which is expected to fund operations during fiscal year 2025.

DOD Amends Assisted Reproductive Services Policy for Severely Ill and Injured Active Duty Service Members

DOD amended its policy covering assisted reproductive technology services to expand access for severely ill and injured active duty service members.

DOD Looks to Establish ‘Mine-to-Magnet’ Supply Chain for Rare Earth Materials

DOD is advancing its goal of developing domestic supply chains to ensure continued access to the rare earth materials needed to manufacture the permanent magnets used in important U.S. military weapons systems. 

DOD to Construct Pier to Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

The Defense Department will undertake an emergency mission to establish a temporary pier on the coast of Gaza to deliver up to 2,000,000 humanitarian aid meals per-day, Pentagon officials announced.

DOD Remains Committed to Protecting Health of Service Members, Learning From Effects of COVID-19

Four years removed from the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a pair of Defense Department health officials testified that DOD remains committed to protecting service members’ health, while also continuing to monitor and learn from the effects of COVID-19.

DOD Report Discounts Sightings of Extraterrestrial Technology

DOD’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office released a report detailing its review of nearly 80 years of reports related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, a new term for what was once referred to as unidentified flying objects.

Navy Clears Return to Flight for V-22 Osprey Aircraft

Naval Air Systems Command has cleared the tiltrotor V-22 Osprey to return to flight after it was grounded in December 2023 following a deadly crash.

Biden Issues Wake-Up Call for Americans on Threats to Democracy

President Joe Biden used the State of the Union speech to alert Americans to the challenges against democracy abroad and at home.