Budget

The House Appropriations Committee recommends boosting funding for Army efforts in future weapons and munitions technology to ensure soldiers retain their lethal edge and remain survivable during these uncertain fiscal […]

The House began debating a slew of amendments to the Pentagon policy bill Thursday, clashing over funding for items including aircraft carriers. Shortly after the House kicked off floor debate […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved a defense policy bill Thursday that supports the Pentagon’s request for buying F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), while scaling […]

The Defense Department may someday have its own cyber unified combatant command like U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), but it is not ready for that at this time, according to […]

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told members of both the Senate and House Budget Committees yesterday that he’s looking at early results of a review he mandated to help the Defense […]

The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) approved a $512.5 billion defense appropriations bill Wednesday that trims $3.4 billion from the Pentagon’s proposed budget, faces opposition from the White House, and cuts […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Monday it notified Congress of possible foreign military sales (FMS) of aircraft and support to Libya and Kuwait worth a combined total of […]

A senior senator is researching ways to reform Pentagon weapons buying and plans to offer legislation intended to build up the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. Sen. Richard […]

The Pentagon now believes the redevelopment costs for the first five production lots of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will cost $500 million less than a previous projection, according to […]

U.S. Representatives from Texas, Joe Barton (R) and Marc Veasey (D) joined leaders of American Eurocopter, EADS North America and Turbomeca USA at a Friday rally calling on Congress to […]