Sept. 25, 2024 DOD Official Briefs Lawmakers on Financial Management Progress, Path Forward Thomas C. Steffens, the senior assistant to DOD's comptroller, provided testimony before the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, outlining the department's recent financial management success.
June 24, 2024 DAF releases FY25 Special Duty Assignment Pay tables The Special Duty Assignment Pay board, which has transitioned to meeting every four years, focused on identifying personnel in extremely demanding positions with unusually challenging responsibilities.
April 17, 2024 Kendall, Allvin, Saltzman continue modernization drumbeat, need for Congress to approve budgets on time Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and the top-ranking military leaders from the Air Force and Space Force told a House committee April 17 that adequately defending the nation against modern-day adversaries demands the services modernize quickly and that Congress deliver funding in
April 9, 2024 Brown: DOD FY25 Budget Request Aligns With Message to Joint Force The chairman's message focuses on three expectations: giving primacy to the honing of warfighting skills; modernizing the joint force and leading aggressively with new concepts and approaches; and recognizing trust as the foundation of the military profession.
April 9, 2024 Kendall, Allvin, Saltzman urge modernization while warning Senate of delayed budgets Kendall, Allvin and Saltzman’s official purpose during the hearing was to explain the department’s $217.5 billion budget request for the 2025 fiscal year which begins Oct. 1.
April 9, 2024 Ukraine Aid Vital to National, Global Security, Austin Says Without security assistance, Ukraine won't be able to resupply the much-needed air defense systems that it needs to protect its people, and its other defense capabilities would atrophy, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
March 11, 2024 Department of the Air Force releases 2025 budget proposal The $217.5 billion budget request is designed to meet DAF goals for modernization, readiness, addressing key capability gaps and managing risk.
March 8, 2024 DAF leaders talk budget, reoptimizing the force DAF senior leaders emphasized the need for on-time appropriations and provided their perspective on the priorities and needs current and future budgets must fulfill.
May 6, 2022 Around the Air Force: 2023 Budget, Balancing Risk with Transformation, Sexual Assault Policy Updates This week’s look Around the Air Force highlights testimony on the 2023 budget before the House Armed Services Committee, how that plan funds current operations and prepares for the future, and changes that strengthen policies supporting sexual assault survivors.
April 27, 2022 Kendall, Brown, Raymond tell Congress $194 billion budget request balances risks, quickens transformation Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall urged Congress April 27 to embrace a $194 billion budget request specifically tailored to “transform” and modernize the Air and Space Forces to meet growing challenges from China.