Budget

NASA’s space technology efforts received 18 percent less than requested in President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request, according to legislation approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC). The […]

The House of Representatives began considering the defense spending bill Wednesday afternoon after the White House expressed concerns about the bill the day before. Though the administration stopped short of […]

The Coast Guard’s new Capital Investment Plan (CIP) delivered to Congress on Monday falls well short of its needs for annual spending on ships, aircraft and related assets based on […]

It is unlikely that Congress will make any progress repealing or replacing sequestration this year, two lawmakers said Tuesday morning, but they hope that in early 2015 Congress will continue […]

Next week should be a productive one for defense spending bills, with the House’s version likely to see floor time and Senate appropriators set to hold their last hearing before […]

In a budget season where so many programs saw cuts from Congress to free up funds for higher priorities, one area that saw significant support from lawmakers has been the […]

The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday marked up its version of the FY ’15 Homeland Security spending bill, allocating $39.2 billion in discretionary spending, an $887.8 million increase to the […]

Despite the recent cancellation of an advanced technology program to automate the collection and analysis of potential biological threats in the nation’s major cities, the bio-terror threat is real and […]

The Ground-Based Interceptors’ (GBI) Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) remains the Missile Defense Agency’s top priority and will hopefully prove itself successful in a flight test later this month, MDA Director […]

House appropriators have approved the Navy’s plan to sideline cruisers for modernization, but have placed limits how many can be removed from service and added other measures to ensure the […]