Budget

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 […]

Senate GOP defense hawks want to change Pentagon policy legislation so it calls for ending budget cuts, advances plans for an East Coast missile defense site, and increases oversight of […]

Senate budget-setters agreed Thursday to seek a $516.6 billion defense budget that is larger than both House Republicans and President Barack Obama proposed, and also ignores “sequestration” budget cuts. The […]

The Air Force is considering retiring its fleet of KC-10 aerial refueling tankers among all its options to conform to tightening defense budgets, according to a service spokesman. “As the […]

Pentagon officials expressed tempered optimism to lawmakers Wednesday that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will meet key milestones, while stressing the importance of an upcoming assessment of Block 3 […]