Budget

The House passed a long-delayed defense budget bill yesterday that is intended to help the Pentagon manage the new “sequestration” cuts, sending the legislation to the Senate for scrutiny by […]

The Defense Department will be $35 billion short of its operation and maintenance (O&M) requirements if current funding levels continue due to sequestration and a continuing resolution (CR), according to […]

Congressional Democrats and the White House offered tepid support for budget legislation that would help the Pentagon, though they signaled they are not happy with the bill up for debate […]

The Navy says it is moving to renegotiate a contract for long-lead materials for a Virginia-class submarine planned for fiscal 2014 to cope with automatic budget cuts that took effect […]

The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a full budget bill for the Pentagon over the next seven months that is intended to help it grapple with a $42.67 […]

Now that the long-dreaded sequestration cuts have started, the focus in the contentious military-budget-cutting debate shifts to the House as it plans to weigh a plan to make the cuts […]

Senate Republicans’ pending proposal to give the Pentagon more flexibility to administer pending “sequestration” budget cuts was panned yesterday by the White House and senators on both sides of the […]

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are weighing legislation to give the Pentagon more flexibility to administer across-the-board “sequestration” cuts set to kick in this Friday. Capitol Hill insiders […]

The Pentagon plans to continue a new effort to support small defense companies, if needed, to ensure the government retains the critical capabilities they uniquely provide. Brett Lambert, the deputy […]

The Pentagon notified Congress yesterday that it will furlough most of its civilian employees starting in April if “sequestration” budget cuts kick in March 1. The notice, though, had no […]