Congress

A key Senate panel plans to craft its version of the Pentagon budget tomorrow, though the measure may not start with the new fiscal year in October because congressional leaders […]

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report this week projecting higher costs for procuring ships over the next three decades than the Navy estimates. The CBO estimated the cost […]

Supporters of a contentious and high-profile cybersecurity bill garnered enough support in the Senate yesterday to compel the chamber to start debating it. A full 84 senators voted for a […]

Republicans sought to increase pressure yesterday on Congress to prevent looming across-the-board defense cuts, calling for lawmakers to agree on an alternate approach before the November elections and announcing meetings […]

Supporters of a bipartisan cybersecurity bill in the Senate said they hope they can muster enough votes this week to initiate debate, yet admitted recent changes haven’t converted a substantial […]

Defense companies, congressional lawmakers and industry representatives plan to stage a rally Monday to stop a draconian spending measure that could severely impact the defense budget over the next 10 […]

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney vowed yesterday to prevent roughly $1 trillion in defense budget cuts if he wins the White House, seeking to blame President Barack Obama for the spending […]

The Senate is unlikely to debate the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill before it breaks for August recess, and a Republican co-author of the legislation is not happy. Senate […]

Five senators that have been leading the push for comprehensive cyber security leadership but have gotten nowhere with a comprehensive bill they introduced in February on Thursday introduced a revised […]

The Republican-led House passed the defense budget bill last night, via a 326-90 vote, after rejecting Democrats’ attempt to strip nearly $8 billion from the spending plan to make it adhere to […]