President Trump has signed off on a directive that would put the Air Force in charge of the Space Force, pending congressional approval. Trump signed Space Policy Directive-4 (SPD-4) Feb. 19, marking the first official administration notice outlining the president’s coveted Space Force. The scope, ...

Lawmakers on the Hill want to know if President Trump’s declared national emergency could affect key military construction projects, including future basing for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Trump announced Friday his intent to use a combination of funding sources to build additional barriers ...

Between the 2016 presidential election and the 2018 congressional midterm elections, the Department of Homeland Security boosted the number of sensors it deployed to state and local election networks to help detect unwanted intrusions, the department’s senior cyber security official told a House ...

The entire Virginia congressional delegation and both senators are vying for the Air Force to base its F-22 squadrons at Air Combat Command’s headquarters in Hampton Roads. The delegation issued a Feb. 14 letter to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson pushing for the F-22 flight and maintenance ...

The Pentagon’s newest combatant command has capacity to address current cyber-related threats posed by foreign nations, but may need to grow as adversaries become more adept, its leader said Feb. 14. U.S. Cyber Command’s cyber warfare cadre includes 133 teams, performing offensive, ...

Although the congressional spending deal for the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t give President Trump near what he wants to fund a physical wall along the southern border, budget negotiators have agreed to hefty increases overall in border security, particularly to inspect vehicles and ...