On this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, a Textron company, our guests include Todd Harrison, the director of defense budget analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Travis Sharp, a Research Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments along with Mark Faram and Chris Cavas naval contributors for the Defense & Aerospace Report.
Topics:
— Analysis of Defense Secretary Mark Esper and incoming Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley’s guidance
— Concerns that an Army-centric DoD team will reduce focus on air and sea power
— Esper’s efforts to slash “Fourth Estate” overhead to increase investment on capabilities
— Border wall and defense spending outlook
— DoD IG investigation on Adm. Bill Moran
— Adm. John Richardson’s legacy as CNO
— Adm. Mike Gilday’s priorities and challenges as CNO
190827-N-TR763-0290 NORFOLK (Aug. 27, 2019) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday is piped ashore after visiting with Sailors aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). This is Gilday's first ship visit as CNO following the change of office ceremony Aug. 22 at the Washington Navy Yard. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Nick Brown/Released)
