Monthly Archives: January 2010
With President Obama giving his State of the Union address tonight, observers will be listening closely for budget details. As part of the national security budget, the international affairs budget will be exempted from the three-year spending freeze announced earlier in the week by the Administration. Rob Nabors, deputy director of the Office of Management [...]
Signaling growing concern among voters and policymakers over the budget deficit and federal spending, President Obama is poised to call for a three-year freeze on overall domestic discretionary spending. The proposal will be officially announced tomorrow, most likely in the State of the Union address, and detailed in the President’s FY 2011 budget submission to [...]
When he submits his FY11 Budget request to Congress next week, President Obama will also request supplemental funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In addition to an estimated $708 billion request for defense spending for FY2011, the Administration will likely request more than $30 billion for supplemental war funding. Congress in December enacted [...]
Yesterday on Capitol Hill, Reps. Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Anh Cao (R-LA) and Bill Delahunt (D-MA) held a press conference to officially launch a new congressional “American Engagement Caucus” in Congress. During the press conference, Rep. Carnahan – the new Chair of the House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight — made it clear [...]
Development’s vital role in stabilizing failing and troubled states was spotlighted as the U.S. government rushed to help beleaguered Haiti over the past ten days. Demonstrating a “whole of government” response, the White House and Congressional leaders mobilized relief workers, food, water and other recovery supplies to Haiti with U.S. development, diplomacy, and defense operations [...]
The FY11 Budget season will formally kick off when President Obama delivers his State of the Union address next Wednesday, January 27th, and then submits his budget request to Congress on Monday, February 1st. Keep your eyes out for the USGLC’s full analysis of the International Affairs Budget request shortly after the release on Feb. [...]
The USGLC is proud to announce General Michael W. Hagee, USMC (Ret.) and Admiral James M. Loy, USCG (Ret.) as the new co-chairs to its National Security Advisory Council (NSAC). This prestigious group of over 50 retired three- and four-star generals and admirals represents all five branches of the Armed Forces united in support of [...]
Updated Global Plum Book Lists Who is Responsible for the Administration’s Smart Power Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Obama Administration ends its first year in office, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) is releasing an online update to its “Global Plum Book” (www.usglc.org/global-plum-book), the ground-breaking guide to key decision makers who shape U.S. global [...]
As the U.S. leads the efforts of the international community to offer aid to beleaguered Haiti, the development, diplomatic and defense arms of the federal government are moving in step with one another, along with international organizations. For several days after the earthquake, it was difficult to get relief supplies through, because of the country’s [...]
It appears that the Administration’s soon-to-be-released FY 2011’s budget will continue U.S. foreign security assistance going through the Pentagon rather than the State Department. According to the Cable, “The president’s budget will keep those funds in the Pentagon’s purse following a pitched internal battle in which the State Department eventually conceded.” The funds, known as [...]
