Budget

The modest funding increase the Army is requesting in fiscal 2018 will maintain the current force and ensure those soldiers are trained and equipped for ongoing and near-term conlflicts, leaving […]

A bill to reauthorize the Coast Guard for two years was introduced in the House last Thursday and would allow for nearly $2 billion to be spent on acquisition in […]

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved a bill on Thursday authorizing $2 billion in annual acquisition funding for the U.S. Coast Guard in fiscal years 2018 and […]

The House on Wednesday approved the $500 million Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act to improve federal information technology (IT) systems and bolster cyber security accountability. The bill (H.R. 2227), sponsored […]

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft on Thursday said he would prefer that the construction spending for the planned new heavy polar icebreaker be accounted for in his service’s budget […]

A Senate Committee on Thursday plans to mark up legislation that would authorize $2 billion in annual acquisition funding for the Coast Guard in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 and […]

The fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill could help move laser weapons to the battlefield after decades of development, according to a key lawmaker. The recently unveiled legislation contains $16.7 […]

The fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill, which includes $593 billion for defense, received House approval May 3. The legislation now heads to the Senate for its consideration later this […]

The Trump administration plans to roll out its fiscal year 2018 budget request in late May, according to the White House budget chief. Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Office of […]

House and Senate negotiators unveiled a fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill May 1 that includes billions of dollars to buy dozens of fighter jets, helicopters and other aircraft above […]