Podcasts about national defense authorization

The U.S. plans to reduce the number of aircraft for NATO operations, another A-10 lifeline appears, and discussions about restarting C-17 production. Also, owner-produced airplane parts, airport weirdos, a new album from Speed Brake Armed, how the NTSB uses audio spectrograms, lying flat on a broken Polaris seat, and Roman Numerals. Aviation News US Plans Major Cut to Fighter Jets, Warships for NATO Operations in Europe, NYT Reports Citing European officials, the New ​York Times reported that the U.S. plans to reduce the number of ⁠F-16 and ⁠F-15E fighter jets from roughly 150 to 100. Maritime reconnaissance ​aircraft would be cut from 26 to 15, and all eight aerial refueling tankers would be pulled. The ⁠New York ​Times said the U.S. aims to redeploy a missile-launching ​submarine and an aircraft carrier, along with several warships and jets ⁠that join ⁠the carrier's missions. One of two groups of bombers previously assigned for ​Europe's defense may also ⁠be reallocated. NATO spokesperson Allison Hart told Reuters, “Historically, there has been an over-reliance on U.S. forces and capabilities.” The U.S. European Command said in a statement that it would “rightsize” its contributions to the NATO Force Model. Congress Throws A-10 Warthog Another Lifeline The A-10 end of life is scheduled for 2030. Depot-level maintenance has stopped, and the 571st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has ended. The A-10 Weapons School is scheduled to end this year. However, an amendment to the House Armed Services Committee's version of the National Defense Authorization bill seeks to keep the Warthog alive. The amendment calls for the Air Force to keep supporting A-10 training, testing, experimentation, maintenance, and sustainment efforts. Other requirements include preserving lessons learned and operational expertise and maintaining a formal pilot training unit. A-10 Warthog's New Aerial Refueling Probe Is Now Operational In The Middle East The A-10C is now operating in the Middle East with the new probe-and-drogue refueling capability. First demonstrated in early April, it took only six weeks to become operational. Previously, the A-10 could only refuel from a KC-135. The KC-46 was not yet certified to refuel the Warthog due to the “stiff boom” problem, which could damage the receiving aircraft. Now A-10s can refuel KC-46s with the probe or from HC-130s, MC-130s, Marine Corps KC-130s, and KC-130Js from other operators. A-10 with refueling probe. USAF photo. Boeing “Encouraged” By C-17 Production Restart Discussions Restarting C-17 Globemaster III production would be extremely difficult, extremely expensive, but not impossible. There is interest from various operators and from the U.S. Congress, which has asked the Air Force to prepare a formal briefing on the feasibility of acquiring new C-17s. Driving USAF interest is a succession of crises in recent years that have put serious strain on the aircraft, and questions have been raised about the viability of the current plan to keep them flying through 2075. The C-17 is powered by the F117-PW-100, which is the military variant of the PW2000 family (the same engine that powers the Boeing 757). New engine production for the PW2000 stopped in 2016, and the USAF is currently depending on overhauls of existing engines to keep the fleet flying. So the MRO infrastructure, engineering expertise, and supply chain for supporting this engine remain very much alive. In March 2025, RTX announced agreements with JetZero to integrate the PW2040 engine and APU into its blended-wing-body demonstrator. So P&W is actively working on the PW2040 for a new application, which suggests the engine isn’t entirely dormant in their engineering ecosystem. The decision to restart the engine isn't just a P&W decision. The risk-sharing partners, like MTU Aero Engines, have to be on board. There are 222 C-17s in service with the U.S. Air Force today. The last plane was delivered in 2013, and Boeing shut down the line in 2015. Australia, Canada, India, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom operate the C-17. C-17. USAF photo. Listener Mail Eclipse spare parts Mark writes regarding the discussion about Eclipse parts from Episode 896 and notes that FAR 21.9(a)(5) creates a framework for owner-produced parts. Where a certified part is unavailable, owners of certified aircraft can “produce” their own. And they can do that either by making it themselves or by contracting out its production to a suitably qualified supplier. There are rules about quality and the requirement that owner-produced parts be of equivalent specification to OEM parts, but as long as an aircraft owner can put their hand on their heart and assert that those conditions are met, they can supply parts to their maintainer and tell them to install them. See this AOPA guidance. Airport Weirdo Koeby has developed a crowdsourced gallery of airport weirdos, where travelers submit funny photos of strange things they spot in airports. No account is needed; you can just submit your photo, and it will be added to the gallery. It's called Airport Weirdo. New Album release by Speed Brake Armed Pete Buffington tells us about Speed Brake Armed’s new New Age album “Echoes Above the Infinite Sky.” This album takes the listener on a journey of flight from South America, to Spain, to the Cosmos, and back to ancient Greece. Inspired by over 35 years of real pilot experience. Video: 737 Echoes Above The Infinite Sky | Speed Brake Armed | Full Album | New Age Aviation Music https://youtu.be/slO-4xnVqHg Spectrograms Andy adds his perspective about the conversation on spectrograms in NTSB investigations. While he has absolutely no actual knowledge about NTSB processes or how they actually use spectrograms, he speculates based on his experience as an audio engineer for over 30 years: “Spectrograms have been a tool I use fairly regularly in production. To me, it mostly comes down to being able to recognize things that are hard to pick out. For instance, if there is some kind of unpleasant noise in the background of a recording, sometimes I can identify it and potentially filter it out, purely by ear.  Other times, particularly if it's not very far above the noise floor, it can be very difficult to pick out by ear.  In that case, I'll often look at a spectrogram. It's certainly not always helpful, but sometimes there are things that I can pick out visually that I can't pick out audibly… “So I can imagine that in a cockpit recording with a lot of background noise, examining the spectrogram might allow patterns to be detected that would not be obvious audibly. My guess is that they wouldn't be looking at the speech, but rather for indications in sound of what was happening mechanically. “For instance, if there was sound at a particular frequency, happening at a particular interval regularly, that might be an indication of something. That's the sort of thing that you can often see on a spectrogram even if it is audibly buried in the noise floor.” 14 Hours Lying Flat Patrick thinks maybe United could have done better: 14 Hours Lying Flat: United Polaris Passenger Pays $7,400, Gets Just $350 For Broken Seat. A United Airlines passenger has recounted her experience of flying in a faulty Polaris seat. She was forced to sit in a lie-flat position for the entire journey. After complaining, United offered her only $350. The ticket cost $7,388. DCCCXCIV Rob wrote in to say he enjoyed the value that Erin Applebaum brought to Episode 894. Also, that “with the very welcome return of David, this episode may well be the first podcast ever where the hosts have an odd number of kidneys!!” We also got a refresher on Roman Numerals. Mentioned The Great State of Maine Airshow, Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12, 2026, at Brunswick Executive Airport (the former Brunswick Naval Air Station). DARPA Lift Challenge at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.  Aug. 5-9. Hosts this Episode Max Flight, our Main(e) Man Micah, Rob Mark, and David Vanderhoof.

On today's program: Casey Harper, Managing Editor for Broadcast at The Washington Stand and Host of the "Outstanding" podcast, anticipates the upcoming vote on the National Defense Authorization bill, unpacks how congressional redistricting in

A new proposed rule has come out from the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council for the Defense part of the FAR. It would give Defense Department contracting officers more discretion in dealing with services companies who do business in certain other countries. The change was part of the National Defense Authorization bill back in 2018. For details, Federal News Network's Tom Temin spoke to the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A new proposed rule has come out from the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council for the Defense part of the FAR. It would give Defense Department contracting officers more discretion in dealing with services companies who do business in certain other countries. The change was part of the National Defense Authorization bill back in 2018. For details, Federal News Network's Tom Temin spoke to the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's taken a generation, but now federal benefits have become available for first responders harmed during the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. The money was authorized in last year's National Defense Authorization bill. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman joins me as we get details now from attorney Michael Barasch of the law firm Barasch and McGarry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's taken a generation, but now federal benefits have become available for first responders harmed during the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. The money was authorized in last year's National Defense Authorization bill. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman joins me as we get details now from attorney Michael Barasch of the law firm Barasch and McGarry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TOP NEWS | On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down:   The D.C. Court of Appeals suspends Hunter Biden's license to practice law in the District of Columbia. President Joe Biden's efforts to forgive student loans continue to hit roadblocks. A Republican congresswoman from Texas succeeds in amending the annual National Defense Authorization […]

It looks like Congress has managed to get the National Defense Authorization law done before December 31. As always, the bill is chock full of items federal contractors should pay attention to. For five of them, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin turned to the President and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It looks like Congress has managed to get the National Defense Authorization law done before December 31. As always, the bill is chock full of items federal contractors should pay attention to. For five of them, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin turned to the President and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After weeks of drama and legislative inaction, the House of Representatives finally has a new speaker as Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana unexpectedly rose to the highest office in the chamber. As Congress faces fast-approaching deadlines for FY2024 appropriations and the National Defense Authorization act, how will Speaker Johnson move this must-pass legislation through a contentious House and Democratic Senate? In this episode of Bona Fide Needs, Arnold & Porter Partner Mark Epley and Policy Advisor Jessica Monahan discuss how we got here, the prospects for FY2024 spending bills and the NDAA, reactions from the Senate, what contractors should be doing, and how the 2024 election may impact further legislation.   0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - Headlines 11:30 - Interview 13:00 - How Mike Johnson ascended to the Speakership 16:45 - The must-pass bills before Congress 21:00 - The Speaker's plan for moving legislation 29:00 - Action in the Senate 34:00 - What contractors should be doing 36:30 - The impact of the 2024 election on upcoming legislation 43:30 - Wrap-up For links to articles and blog posts discussing the topics in this month's podcast, visit Pub K online. 

For contracting and procurement, life goes on under the CR, but the signs aren't good. Chaos in one chamber of Congress threatens passage of the National Defense Authorization bill and the chances for full year 2024 appropriations later on. There are some places contractors can focus on in order to help the government keep its normal operations going on. For the details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For contracting and procurement, life goes on under the CR, but the signs aren't good. Chaos in one chamber of Congress threatens passage of the National Defense Authorization bill and the chances for full year 2024 appropriations later on. There are some places contractors can focus on in order to help the government keep its normal operations going on. For the details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long controversial, the military vaccine mandate has been killed off by the just-enacted 2023 National Defense Authorization law. So now what? Can fired services members rejoin? To get some answers, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Anthony Kuhn, managing partner at the law firm Tully Rinckey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long controversial, the military vaccine mandate has been killed off by the just-enacted 2023 National Defense Authorization law. So now what? Can fired services members rejoin? To get some answers, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Anthony Kuhn, managing partner at the law firm Tully Rinckey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From inflation adjustment to procurement leadtimes, the National Defense Authorization bill the Senate takes up today will address a few issues that have been nagging contractors for years. For highlights, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with the President and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau.

Work on the 2023 National Defense Authorization bill is underway in the House. A few of the House Armed Services subcommittees released their markups this week. Highlights include new oversight of the Joint Domain Command and Control program and a big pay raise for service members. Federal News Network's Scott Maucione joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.

Federal contractors only want two things at the moment. Besides contracts that is. One is for Congress, specifically the Senate, to get on with the National Defense Authorization law already. And two, for the administration to sort out an increasingly convoluted vaccine mandate. We get the lowdown from the president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau.

Enacted barely a month ago, federal contractors are still unpacking everything stuffed into the National Defense Authorization bill for 2021. For one assessment, the Federal Drive turned to Morris, Manning and Martin partner, attorney Kelly Kroll.

In this week’s episode, Trepp’s Head of Advisory Services, Lonnie Hendry, gives an overview of property valuations and the use of multipliers as a reliable data point. We also break down economic news and the stimulus package, the December payoff report, CRE loan performance, and ponder office headlines that ask the question, is the office desk dead? Lastly, we discuss the National Defense Authorization's Corporate Transparency Act and talk football on Nickelodeon. Episode Notes: Economic news and stimulus package breakdown (1:00) Barstool Fund for small businesses (5:50) The December payoff report (10:00) Distressed CRE property valuations and re-appraisals (12:20) Multipliers for property valuations (17:30) Big-box and brick-and-mortar retail news (21:40) Office headlines in major metros; death of the office desk? (30:15) Deals of the week (40:00) National Defense Authorization's Corporate Transparency Act (48:10) Questions or comments? Contact us at podcast@trepp.com.

The National Defense Authorization law for 2021 is, like NDAAs tend to be, a vehicle burdened with semi-related policy provisions. One, according to my next guest, would change the long-standing relationship between whistleblowers and federal law enforcement when it comes to money laundering and terrorist finance. Joining the Federal Drive with more, the executive director of the National Whistleblower Center, John Kostyak.

commsolutionsmn.com- The Federal Government is teetering on the edge of signing a COVID relief bill that will supposedly send checks to American families. All the while, Minnesota passed their own COVID relief bill and no one seems to want to tell us what's in it. The MN Senate passed it 62-4, so it must be good. $88 million will go to bars, restaurants, and bowling alleys... but there are strings. Who knows where all of that will end up going? $14 million will be used for grants to movie theaters. $145 million will got to hotels, museums. arcades, and live theater venues. Counties will get tens of millions to hand out as they see fit. $26 million will go to Hennepin County alone. These programs have tons of stipulations and biases built in. Will the people that really need the money get it? The Federal COVID relief package is even worse. It's a $2.3 billion boondoggle (not including the National Defense Authorization spending bill). It's 5500 pages, and doles out millions of dollars for Sudan, Cameroon, gender programs in Pakistan... this is COVID relief for our citizens? How does our Senate approve the original bill with a $600 payment for every citizen, and not approve the $2000 payment? They are ok with all of the foreign payments, but not the domestic ones? This is insanity! Jason flips the script on Andrew, by quizzing him on important historical events on Christmas days of yore. Does Andrew know his history? We also break down the recent article written by Andrew, where he ponders whether the new MN Legislature will strip Governor Walz of his emergency powers in January. Have you checked out our Spotify playlist? At the beginning of each episode, Jason quotes some song lyrics that have to do with the subject matter of the podcast. Andrew never knows what they are, but now he can… and so can you! We’ve launched the Spotify playlist: “Community Solutions Music From the Podcast!” You can listen to Roundabout from Yes after listing to Episode 30 on Roundabouts… or kick back and enjoy a rocking playlist just for the thrill of it. We add a new song every week. Subscribe and enjoy! Don’t forget that you can also subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify!

On this inaugural episode of Project Human, Zac has a chat with Dr. Adam Kehoe. Adam is a software developer with a PhD in Library and Information Science. He blogs about UFOs and related defense issues on his website, Strategic Doubt.We discuss what drew Adam from his full-time career running a software development company to moonlighting as a UFO/UAP researcher. Strategic DoubtGlowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program - The New York TimesSenators want the public to see the government’s UFO reports - POLITICOAre UFOs Real? - Government’s UFO Program - Government SecretsEx Intel Official Says He Was the Source of the Pentagon’s UFO VideosIntelligence Authorization Bill Merged with National Defense Authorization, Passes SenateWhat if Christopher Mellon succeeds?Blurred Vision: UAP Are Not All One ThingMick West - YouTubeBrandon Fugal - The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Cast | HISTORY— Support Project Human on Patreon

While you were wondering about the status of the National Defense Authorization law for 2021, Congress and the White House have also been arguing about Intelligence authorization. Specifically, the idea of a review panel to let people challenge denials of security clearance. Joining the Federal Drive with this and other developments in this week's DOD Reporters Notebook, Federal News Network's Jared Serbu and Scott Maucione.

Congress has managed to always pass the National Defense Authorization bill on time. But always with a little drama. This year members of the House Armed Services Committee are on the Pentagon's case for sustainment costs of its weapons systems. For this and other late development in the Defense domain, Federal News Network's DOD reporters Scott Maucione and Jared Serbu.

As we've reported, a diverse group of associations has urged Congress to put federal hiring reforms into the 2021 National Defense Authorization bill. Earlier we heard from former deputy Defense secretary Bob Work, representing the artificial intelligence technology community. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin also heard from the chairman of the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service, former congressman Joe Heck.

A provision proposed for the 2021 National Defense Authorization bill would undo a 2018 law, having to do with when departing defense officials can support lobbying, and not just lobby, their former agency. One expert says this would gut ethics reforms the Pentagon has barely gotten around to enacting. From the Project on Government Oversight, military affairs analyst Mandy Smithberger spoke with the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

The 2020 National Defense Authorization did a lot of things, including righting what guardsman and reservists thought was a wrong. That had to do with credit toward their early retirement pay. For details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to the National Guard Association president, retired Army Brigadier General J. Roy Robinson.

A House bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate water levels of a group of chemicals called Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. The 2020 National Defense Authorization bill also takes on the human-made chemicals. For some insight into what's going on, the Environmental Working Group's Vice President for Government Affairs Scott Faber joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in the studio.

In our fourth episode of the sheepdog financial podcast we do a deep dive into the blended retirement system.  One of the key benefits of the military is the retirement.  The retirement system used to be a simple 20 years and out pension.  The National Defense Authorization act of 2016 changed that and created a new retirement system for military members.  The new Blended Retirement System (BRS) blends the traditional legacy retirement pension, also known as a defined benefit plan, with a defined contribution plan known as the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).  The BRS went into effect on January 1st of 2018.  The BRS significantly changes the military retirement system and for many will be their first opportunity to save and plan for their retirement regardless of how long they serve. 

The Senate Majority Leader is attempting to block consideration of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill that would withhold funds for any attack on Iran without Congressional approval. As usual, the debate is not about whether or not to go to war or even debate a war, but to make partisan political points.

In light of Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2017 that expanded the definition in U.S. law of the National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB) to include the United Kingdom and Australia, this report informs the NTIB partners on barriers and opportunities for effective NTIB integration. The expansion of the NTIB is based on the principle that defense trade between the United States and its closest allies enables a host of benefits including increased access to innovation, economies of scale, and interoperability. In order to reap the greatest benefits of a new era of NTIB, this report uses the lessons learned from study of the present state of integration to identify areas of opportunity for policy reforms and greater cooperation. The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group would like to thank the Foreign & Commonwealth Office of the United Kindom for their generous support for this research.

As House and Senate conferees close in on agreement on the 2018 National Defense Authorization bill, the controversial Amazon provision remains in play. It seems likely the final version will look a lot different than the current one. Senators are interested in pruning the language in the final NDAA. In his weekly feature, the Reporters Notebook, Executive Editor Jason Miller writes about how the push to open up online marketplaces may change. He shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

Anthony Ray discusses the President's Executive Order on HBCUs and how laws like the HBCU Strategy required by the National Defense Authorization can impact HBCU finances with Dr. Leonard Haynes, III, Darold Hamlin and Lyn R. Williams.

The San Francisco PD is in the spotlight this week. Jessica Nelson, 27, unarmed and reportedly pregnant, was gunned down by the SFPD, prompting the Mayor to ask Police Chief Greg Suhr to resign. Facts are still emerging about Nelson's shooting but this does nothing to improve the police department's recent image problems. Tensions run high as allegations of accusations of racism rock the department and new details of police misconduct are uncovered. One of the Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray (whose voice box was crushed and spine nearly severed) was acquitted. The Supreme Court overturned the death penalty of a black man, Timothy Tyrone Foster, who was sentenced by an all-white jury. The 7-1 ruling marks a landmark case, with Justice Thomas being the only dissenter. Louisiana is poised to pass a bill which would would classify attacks on police as hate crimes. An Oklahoma appeals court unamimously ruled last month that oral sex is not rape if the victim is unconscious from drinking. Last week, the US House of Representatives passed a massive National Defense Authorization bill which will allow federal contractors to fire employees for being lesbian, bisexual, gay, or transgender. New York Gov. Cuomo announced his intention to introduce legislation that will extend the legal time frame for an adult who was abused as a child to bring a civil lawsuit. And an update on Rekia Boyd's killer. He's in the news again. Tuesday, May 24, 6pm Pacific  

*Stimulating political talk* Obama talks guns & fiscal cliff, media has a ridiculous narrative about the fiscal cliff, boehner has a comical press conference, right winger David Barton doesnt understand the second amendment, Piers Morgan takes gun anarchist to the woodshed, Consevative publication: shooting occured bc women ran the school, Adam Lanza was on a controversial anti psychotic drug, provision restricting indefinite detention dropped from National Defense Authorization act, new GOP Senator decried stimulus $ while taking it, France passes bill making contraception free to girls age 15-18, 9 people murdered administering polio vaccines in Pakistan, did scientists find advanced life? & much more.