Air Force

By Emelie Rutherford Senate Republicans are crying foul over potential Democratic attempts to consider the Pentagon policy bill next week with limited debate. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans […]

By Emelie Rutherford A key Senate committee did not fund a controversial jet engine program in legislation it approved yesterday, though the panel’s chairman signaled he remains supportive of the […]

By Calvin Biesecker As part of the defense spending and productivity efficiency initiatives outlined by the Pentagon yesterday, affordability will be a key feature of all new programs, Defense Secretary […]

By Calvin Biesecker Taking a unique and relatively inexpensive approach to perimeter security, Lockheed Martin [LMT] and its partner Intelleflex are developing a system based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) […]

By Emelie Rutherford A senior Pentagon advisor yesterday described the Pentagon’s healthcare, retirement, and personnel systems as ticking time bombs that must be overhauled to avoid a budget catastrophe. Retired […]

By Emelie Rutherford A House panel is continuing to fight back Pentagon attempts to take away already-pegged-for Army vehicle upgrades. The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) in an Aug. 10 […]

By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] is touting a new 3G broadband network for the military that will enable any government approved, commercially available smart phone to link in and […]

By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers denied the Pentagon’s request to decrease existing funding for aircraft programs for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and bombers. Defense Comptroller Robert Hale sought permission from Congress […]

By Emelie Rutherford The overall size of the defense budget likely needs to be increased to modernize equipment, the heads of an independent panel that critiqued the Pentagon’s 2010 Quadrennial […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House, via a 308-114 vote, granted final congressional approval yesterday to the long-delayed war-funding bill, after lawmakers agreed to remove much of the domestic spending tacked on to […]