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Marcus Weisgerber
Global Business Editor
Marcus Weisgerber is the global business editor for Defense One, where he writes about the intersection of business and national security. He has been covering defense and national security issues for more than a decade, previously as Pentagon correspondent for Defense News and chief editor of Inside the Air Force. He has reported from Afghanistan, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, and often travels with the defense secretary and other senior military officials.
Marcus Weisgerber is the global business editor for Defense One, where he writes about the intersection of business and national security. He has been covering defense and national security issues for more than a decade, previously as Pentagon correspondent for Defense News and chief editor of Inside the Air Force. He has reported from Afghanistan, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, and often travels with the defense secretary and other senior military officials.
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Lockheed CEO Urges Pentagon to Enshrine COVID-Era’s Bigger Upfront Payments
The policy was created to shore up pandemic-weakened supply chains.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Boeing’s Top Lobbyist Leaves Company
Tim Keating was close to CEO fired in 2019.
- Marcus Weisgerber
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Air Force Begins Search For New Refueling Tanker as Lawmakers Push Airbus
Some lawmakers want the Air Force to terminate its KC-46 contract with Boeing.
- Marcus Weisgerber
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New Air Force One Could Be Delayed Another Year
GAO’s latest cost estimate brings the price tag to $2.6 billion apiece.
- Marcus Weisgerber
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Pentagon Shelves Plans for New Air Force Two
In the meantime, the Air Force is in the early stages of developing supersonic and hypersonic passenger aircraft.
- Marcus Weisgerber
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Eyeing China, Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Would Cut Troops, Buy Future Weapons
DepSecDef Hicks called the president’s $715 billion spending request “a foundation for fielding a full range of needed capabilities.” Republicans called it “a cut.”
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Analysis: Here’s What to Look For in Biden’s First Pentagon Budget Request
DoD likely to face fight from Congress on plans to divest older weapons.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Biden Nominees Want to Shake Up Pentagon Weapons Buying Process
Shyu, Blume tell Congress they plan to bridge the “valley of death” between the development phase and becoming a program of record.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
How Pentagon Cash Helped Save Small Defense Companies During the Pandemic
Business leaders are now calling on defense officials and lawmakers to keep a policy that pays contractors more money up front.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
CIA’s Last Classified Fax Machines Are About to Retire
A secure email system dubbed Gray Magic will replace the legendary analog technology.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
It’s Official: New Air Force Ones Will Be Delivered Late
“Definitely a setback” said Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson, the U.S. Air Force’s deputy weapons buyer, as Boeing legal battle delays production.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
What's In Biden’s First Budget? And How Late Will It Be?
The White House could submit its defense budget request later than any administration in at least a century.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
US Air Force, Navy Extend 50% Work-From-Home Indefinitely
New memos suggest office space occupancy may never return to 100 percent.
- Marcus Weisgerber and Tara Copp
Defense
New Air Force One Delayed by COVID, Boeing Subcontractor
Boeing has fired GDC Technics, which is suing its erstwhile employer.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Biden Taps Frank Kendall To Be Air Force Secretary
Former Pentagon acquisition chief has relevant experience defining threats and modernization needs, colleagues say.
- Marcus Weisgerber and Tara Copp
Defense
HASC Chair: White House Is Slow-Rolling Defense Budget Details
“Get us the numbers before May 10,” Rep. Adam Smith said Tuesday.
- Marcus Weisgerber
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Biden’s $715B Defense Ask: Higher Than Expected, Lower than Trump’s Plan
“Skinny budget” announcement hints at cuts to troop levels and existing weapons.
- Marcus Weisgerber
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Raytheon Giving Employees Bonuses for Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
The company is not requiring employees to get the shots, but some facilities could be off-limits to the unvaccinated.
- Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Hypersonic Missile Fails Test-Launch From B-52 Bomber
The Air Force called the ARRW failure “a setback.”
- Marcus Weisgerber
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Biden Taps Current, Former Defense Officials to Oversee Acquisition, Budget, Intel at Pentagon
A former comptroller would return to the job if the Senate approves.
- Marcus Weisgerber