Budget

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has rejected an Army proposal to move money from some programs–$128 million from the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), $171 million from reset of High […]

A key Senate panel wants the Air Force to brief the congressional defense committees on the status of the entire Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) program, which it says is approaching […]

A key Senate panel wants the Defense Department to lay out its short, medium and long-term strategies for using an appropriate mix of military and commercial satellite bandwidth. The Senate […]

The Air Force preferred Sierra Nevada Defense Corp.’s (SNC) lower-risk rating for its Light Air Support (LAS) offering, despite its nearly $137 million higher cost, compared to competitor Beechcraft’s lower […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) recommends reducing the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) fiscal year 2014 budget request by $100 million, or 3.5 percent. The committee in its […]

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday that the Pentagon is not planning a “rollout of any grand plan” when it releases the findings of a comprehensive budget review in the […]

The Air Force said yesterday it awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a nearly $1.1 billion contract for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) production services. The not-to-exceed letter contract is for […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is concerned the Defense Department is missing an opportunity to save money by pursuing new ground radar programs for individual services instead of one […]

President Barack Obama has nominated the admiral in charge of the U.S. Pacific Fleet to become the chief of U.S. Strategic Command, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Adm. Haney. Photo by U.S. Navy. […]

Senior senators are seeking additional reforms to the Pentagon’s processes for buying weapons, including a reexamination of the acquisition system and attempts to prevent the addition of requirements to platforms […]