Sequestration – 21st Century Partnership

Mitch McConnell ‘very confident’ government will not shut down

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Latest News, Legislation, Sequestration April 3, 2017

April 2, 2017 By Bradford Richardson Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s “very confident” Republicans and Democrats in Congress can...

Trump WH Makes It Official: Bigger Navy, Air Force & ‘End’ To Sequestration:

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration January 20, 2017 0 comment

WASHINGTON: Soon after President Donald Trump took the oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution,” the White House posted two...

Yuma Leaders Form Support Group for Air Station, Proving Ground

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration July 18, 2016 0 comment

Business and civic leaders in Yuma have formed a community support group for the two military installations in southwestern Arizona — Marine Cor...

Spending Caps Are Jeopardizing Armed Forces’ Readiness, Vice Chiefs Say

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration March 16, 2016 0 comment

Recent budget cuts and 15 years of war have degraded the military’s readiness to the point that senior leaders told lawmakers on Tuesday their f...

Sequestration Poses Biggest Threat to Readiness, Military Leaders Say

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration March 15, 2016 0 comment

Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps leaders detailed challenges posed by sequestration in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee....

Readiness Gap Continues to Plague Air Force

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration February 18, 2016 0 comment

The Air Force’s target date for restoring readiness to levels that existed prior to sequestration has been postponed once again, with the object...

Air Force Plans to Shave Civilian Workforce

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration January 7, 2016 0 comment

The Air Force could be forced to lay off hundreds of civilian employees this year to meet funding targets and rebalance its civilian workforce, offici...

Atlanta-Area Support Group Aims to Preserve Dobbins ARB

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration November 24, 2015 0 comment

One of the primary missions of the local organization dedicated to promoting Dobbins Air Reserve Base, located about 20 miles northwest of Atlanta, is...

Amid Diversification, Goodyear Continues to Leverage Presence of Luke AFB

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration June 18, 2015 0 comment

The city of Goodyear, Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix located close by Luke Air Force Base, is trying to recruit a mix of civilian and defense companies to...

Medical Leaders Warn of 2016 Sequestration Effects

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration April 14, 2015 0 comment

The president's fiscal year 2016 defense budget proposal supports the Military Health Systems' core values, Air Force Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Douglas J. Robb, ...

Future Readiness Requires Investment, Officials Say

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration March 25, 2015 0 comment

The vice chiefs of staff for the Army, Navy and Air Force and the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps told Congress today that the return of sequ...

Gen. Welsh Defends F-35 For Close Air Support; Hopes Summit Will ‘Reset”

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration February 13, 2015 0 comment

ORLANDO: Sequestration. Base closures. Readiness. Modernization. ISIL. Russia. The list of challenges faced by Air Force leaders is long. But none may...

A-10 Tops List for Friendly Fire Deaths

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration February 6, 2015 0 comment

Air Force crews rearm, refuel and ready A-10 Warthogs.(Photo: Alan Lessig, Air Force Times) WASHINGTON — The Air Force A-10 attack jet has kil...

Key lawmakers want to boost Navy shipbuilding plan

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration February 5, 2015 0 comment

The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and cruiser Cape St. George transit the Strait of Hormuz in 2012. The Navy's shipbuilding plan is inadequate to m...

Republicans Go Easy on Ash Carter, Keep Focus on White House

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration February 5, 2015 0 comment

For months, the go-to Republican critique of President Barack Obama’s national security strategy — which they blame for the current pileup...

The Pentagon’s Weapon Wish Lists Could Disappear

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration February 4, 2015 0 comment

Long live the Pentagon wish list? Lawmakers this year might not ask the military services to send them wish lists of weapons, that on-again, off-again...

Carter’s Confirmation Hug: SASC Shows He May Be A Strong SecDef

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration February 4, 2015 0 comment

WASHINGTON: Nomination hearings are never just about the nominee. But today’s Senate lovefest for Ash Carter was remarkably dominated by two men...

Carter: Cuts Make Strategy ‘Not Executable’

Posted By 21st Century Partnership in Sequestration February 4, 2015 0 comment

Nominee Vows to Give Obama 'Most Candid' Advice Ash Carter takes his seat for his confirmation hearing to become US secretary of defense.(Photo...