Congress

By Emelie Rutherford Acting Air Force Secretary Michael Donley has been officially confirmed for the post he has held since June 21. The Senate voted to confirm Donley’s nomination as […]

By Emelie Rutherford Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) would not immediately cut defense spending if elected president, but would scrutinize the affordability of acquisition efforts including the Army’s Future Combat Systems […]

By Emelie Rutherford Presidential candidates Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are proposing contracting reforms as cost savers in the wake of the U.S. credit crisis, with McCain last Friday […]

By Emelie Rutherford A congressional proposal to create a new Pentagon director of independent cost assessment is on hold for now, after powerful supporters were not able to attach a […]

By Emelie Rutherford Shortly before fiscal year 2009 began yesterday President Bush signed into law a $487.7 billion defense appropriations bill, which falls $4 billion short of the Pentagon’s request […]

By Ann Roosevelt Top House Armed Services Committee (HASC) members this week expressed their concerns to Defense Secretary Robert Gates about Army funding in fiscal year 2010 for Abrams, Stryker […]

A story in the Sept. 29 issue of Defense Daily incorrectly said the final defense authorization bill lawmakers unveiled last week calls for the defense secretary to "provide for the […]

By Emelie Rutherford President Bush was poised last night to sign the new defense authorization and appropriations bills, which together defer decisions to Bush’s successor on the future of programs […]

By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers are putting pressure on the Pentagon to consider the potential impact on U.S. jobs when awarding contracts for large acquisition programs. Lawmakers critical of the Air […]

But Obama, McCain Call For Still-More Economic Sanctions On Iran, Without Specifically Calling For European Missile Defense System McCain Vows To Be Tough On Contractors; Boasts He Already Saved Money […]