Overview

• Gen. Christopher Mahoney endorsed the 2024 PPBE commission’s recommendations, urging multi‑year carryover authority for operations and maintenance funds.
• He called for protections that reduce reliance on continuing resolutions and for higher thresholds that allow larger, faster reprogramming of funds.
• Mahoney highlighted the vice chair’s responsibility for crafting the defense budget and leading the JROC, as several senators signaled support for his confirmation.
• He pledged to speed requirements decisions, aligning with recent steps to wind down JCIDS and refocus the JROC’s role as contemplated in Senate NDAA language.
• On the Navy’s F/A‑XX, he emphasized needs like longer range, deeper penetration and improved sensors, while reports describe an ongoing dispute over the program without a final decision.