Congress

Lawmakers laid out their stances on coming negotiations over the so-called fiscal cliff yesterday, when the Senate Republican leader called for stopping across-the-board defense cuts from starting in January. Senate […]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said yesterday he expects to continue to influence national-security policy after he relinquishes his leadership position as ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). […]

President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers plan to meet this week about the addressing the coming “fiscal cliff” of thorny budget matters that include the scheduled start of $500 billion […]

Pennsylvania State Sen. John Blake (D) is concerned about the potential end of M1 Abrams tank production and wrote to Vice President Joe Biden that he agrees with President Obama […]

The Marine Corps is “assuming risk” now with equipment modernization and unavoidably will continue to do so during a decade-long period of fiscal austerity, Commandant Gen. James Amos said yesterday. […]

After Tuesday’s election left the same parties in control of the White House and Congress, lawmakers and pundits expressed optimism yesterday that Democrats and Republicans will agree to fix budget […]

Barack Obama was elected to a second term as president Tuesday during an election when voters ousted some military policymakers in Congress. Obama said the United States is “defended by […]

One senator and eight members of the House from Missouri have written the top DoD acquisition official asking for another look at what appears to be a recently changed Multiple […]

Regardless of whether Republicans wrest control of the Senate from Democrats Tuesday night, the institution will have at least a short-term knowledge gap on military matters next year after a […]

The Defense Department has begun “some” planning for the possibility of tens of billions of dollars in cuts if Congress is unable to reach an agreement to stave off draconian […]