Air Force

By Emelie Rutherford The first signs of how Congress wants to tweak the Pentagon’s budget proposal emerged yesterday, when the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) unveiled plans to potentially revive […]

By Emelie Rutherford A senior Pentagon official emphasized efforts yesterday to lessen the military’s energy footprint, including adding energy performance parameters into the requirements process for new weapons and collaborating […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is considering buying U.S. weapon systems in advance that it anticipates partner nations will request in the future, a senior official said. Richard Genaille, deputy […]

By Emelie Rutherford A key senator said he believe the Pentagon’s business cases for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s second engine, which Congress is poised to defund this week, has […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House is expected to vote tonight on the last-minute federal budget Democrats and Republicans agreed to late last week, a massive plan unveiled early yesterday morning […]

By Emelie Rutherford Congressional leaders announced late last Friday they reached a deal that would prevent the federal government from shutting down that night at midnight, after they agreed to […]

By Emelie Rutherford Facing the possibility of a government shutdown tomorrow, a top Pentagon official provided details yesterday on how the military workforce would operate without a budget. Deputy Defense […]

By Emelie Rutherford With a federal government shutdown looming after Friday, House Republicans are facing significant opposition to their plan to fund the Pentagon for the rest of fiscal year […]

The Air Force has extended for two years its network information technology (IT) contract with its eight prime contractors as it continues to piece together a follow-on to the NETCENTS […]

By Emelie Rutherford As the Pentagon grapples with congressional resistance to reprogramming funding in its coffers, a top defense official said yesterday he is working to make more formal processes […]