News & Insights
Corps seeks $274M to fix billions-dollar barracks problems
The Marine Corps has requested an increase of $65 million for restoring subpar barracks ― but even the additional money would fall short of the total that the service has…
Rocket Cargo is go! Air Force’s experimental resupply program moves closer to the launch pad
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Cargo Vanguard program gets “real boy” status as a Space Force prototype effort — and a new name, Point-to-Point Delivery (P2PD) — in the service’s fiscal…
Why employment is only half the battle for America’s veterans
The veteran unemployment rate is below that of non-veterans, but obtaining a job is only half the battle. After years spent training for battle or deployed into combat zones, most former…
Navy delays next-generation submarine start to early 2040s
The U.S. Navy is pushing back the start of construction on its next-generation attack submarine by nearly a decade, citing tight budgets and a need to fund current and near-term operations.
Pentagon trims tech research funding request; AI, networking flat
Funding for some of the Pentagon’s top technology research priorities will hold steady or decline slightly in fiscal 2025, according to the latest defense spending blueprint.
Intelligence Officials Testify on Global Threats and National Security
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, CIA Director Bill Burns, and FBI Director Christopher Wray joined other leaders from the intelligence community to testify on worldwide threats, before the House…
The U.S. Military Is Running Short on Ammunition—and So Is Ukraine
The U.S. Army will be forced to cut its artillery production target by more than a quarter if Congress fails to pass the national security supplemental that provides military aid…
Geopolitics in the C-Suite
In late 1914, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was facing pleas from a number of influential supporters who wanted him to make a public appeal to American manufacturers to stop selling…
Member News, Chris Harris
In February, BENS member Chris Harris participated in a 3-day planning conference for SWARM 24 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY).