House Appropriations. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) chair, has said he expects the panel’s subcommittees to have topline levels for final fiscal year 2025 appropriations bills […] ...

In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […] ...

Digital Design. During the confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, the nominee for defense secretary, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) asked him how he would get the Pentagon to “move forward faster” […] ...

Farewell Address. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is to give his farewell address at a 2 p.m. ceremony on Monday. Hours before that, Kendall is to participate in a forum […] ...

V-BAT for Japan. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force has selected Shield AI’s V-BAT as its Group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS)program of record to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities on […] ...

Funding Deadline. Without passage of a Continuing Resolution (CR) on or before midnight on Dec. 20, the federal government, including DoD, will shut down. The original CR was on the […] ...