Lauren A. Kahn co-authored an op-ed published by the Council on Foreign Relations alongside Erin D. Dumbacher and Michael C. Horowitz. The piece examines the sweeping national security implications of President Trump’s One, Big Beautiful Bill Act, which significantly boosts U.S. defense spending through an unconventional funding route outside the standard Pentagon budget process.
Without sustained follow-on funding, the bill’s investments will stall-wasting both resources and momentum.Lauren A. Kahn, Erin D. Dumbacher, and Michael C. Horowitz
The authors emphasized the broader challenge of sustaining innovation in the U.S. defense enterprise, noting, “Without sustained follow-on funding, the bill’s investments will stall—wasting both resources and momentum.”
To read the full op-ed, visit the Council on Foreign Relations.