Posts tagged defense
Plurus Strategies Weekly Update: FY23 Budget, War in Ukraine, & Election Season Tidbits

The House returned to another busy work period in the run-up to the two-week Easter recess. Here’s our latest intel and analysis on the war in Ukraine, Supreme Court (SCOTUS) confirmation proceedings, and the release of the president’s fiscal year 2023 (FY23) budget request. Our report also includes a longer than usual political update, which reflects many of the moving pieces as we get closer to the midterm elections.

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Georgette (Spanjich) KerrPlurus Strategiesukraine, budget, russia, commerce, hhs, thud, appropriatons, biden, president, defense, congress, republican, democrat, house, senate, mariupol, usica, chips act, administration, scotus, ketanji brown jackson, covid
Cybersecurity, 5G, Supply Chain, and Spectrum Issues in the FY20 NDAA

President Donald Trump signed the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on December 20, 2019. The conference report included numerous provisions related to cybersecurity, 5G, and supply chain. Spectrum sharing was also a controversial issue in this year’s NDAA cycle.

 

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Georgette (Spanjich) KerrLitke, Leiter, Kerr, NDAA, FY20, Cybersecurity, 5G, supply chain, spectrum, emerging technologies, DOD, defense, House, Senate
Welcome Back from Recess!

Welcome back from recess! We took advantage of the past few weeks to check in with congressional staffers and other political insiders to get a better sense of where things might be headed this fall. Based on our intel gathering efforts, below is a high-level overview of our understanding of legislative priorities for this fall…

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David LeiterLitke, Spanjich, Leiter, Recess, Fall, 2019, Fall 2019, Budget, appropriations, gun, gun control, guns, Nominations, oversight, investigations, NDAA, HASC, SASC, defense, PFAS, trade, USMCA, healthcare, health, HELP, Energy and Commerce, Pelosi, Infrastructure, tax extenders, tax, energy, environment, energy and environment, privacy, reauthorization, STELA, robocalls, cats and dogs, pelosi, Democrats, Republicans, Senate, House, politics, 2020
The FY19 NDAA: National Defense Priorities and Opportunities for Non-Traditional Defense Companies

Although it seems the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) cycle just came to an end, the FY19 NDAA process is already underway. Because the annual defense policy bill is one of few “must pass” pieces of legislation, it is not only used to advance national security priorities, but in recent years, has also created opportunities for non-traditional defense companies.

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Georgette (Spanjich) KerrSpanjich, Litke, Leiter, NDAA, National Defense Authorization Act, Armed Services, FY18, Trump, defense, national defense priorities, defense spending, Mattis, FY19, National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, nuclear, alliances, Nuclear Posture Review, Army, cybersecurity, BRAC, Defense Innovation Unit, TRICARE
2018 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook

With the November elections in mind, Congress and the Administration must quickly get to work addressing the growing list of policies needing their attention, as Washington asks: how many more times can we kick the can down the road? We’re running out of roads.

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David Leiterlitke, leiter, spanjich, senate, house, congress, administration, budget, appropriatons, disaster relief, debt limit, health care, aca, Obamacare, FISA, flood insurance, immigration, DACA, farm bill, trade, infrastructure, entitlement reform, welfare, Medicare, medicaid, regulatory reform, tax reform, ndaa, defense, energy, FAA, net neutrality, pensions, nominations