Budget

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter plans to leave his post at the Pentagon in early December after two years on the job, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said yesterday. Hagel […]

The Air Force still risks missing its legally-required Sept. 30, 2014, deadline of having its statement of budgetary resources (SBR) audit-ready, according to the service’s number two civilian. As part […]

The House yesterday voted 249 to 175 in favor of a resolution to continue funding certain components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that deal with border security. The […]

The House and Senate armed services committees are proceeding with business as usual during the federal government shutdown, though at a somewhat slower pace, trying to arrange for oversight hearings […]

Commercial satellite operators that are part of a non-profit organization called the Space Data Association (SDA) are in discussions with insurers to see what value they might find in operators […]

Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.), the chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, announced he would retire rather than seek re-election in 2014, leaving behind a legacy of a keen awareness […]

Lawmakers involved in the defense and intelligence communities said the government shutdown has pulled thousands of intelligence analysts away from their jobs and away from defending against less-than-immediate threats to […]

Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has been awarded two contracts potentially worth a combined $496 million for support of the company’s T56 engines, according to a company statement. The Defense Logistics […]

A member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said he hopes the defense authorization bill will not have to wait until December for final passage like last year, but with […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) is keeping her hold on the nomination of Deborah James to be the next Air Force secretary because she isn’t satisfied […]