Congress

The Coast Guard’s acquisition account would remain wholesome under a draft bill released by a House spending panel, which proposes to add startup funding for a second heavy polar icebreaker […]

The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee unanimously approved to send its mark for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to full committee June […]

The U.S. Space Command’s stand up is well underway, with initial responsibilities identified and over 600 U.S. Strategic Command personnel scheduled to transfer, but leaders have not yet determined an […]

A task force of U.S. Southern Command wants Predator unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for use in counter-narcotics missions for around-the-clock coverage, a command official said on Tuesday. Joint Interagency Task […]

A draft House defense authorization bill would approve the Navy procuring 11 new ships as the administration asked, but replacing a fleet oiler with an amphibious transport dock (LPD). The […]

The House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land forces panel wants the U.S. Army to submit by March 30 next year a “comprehensive strategy … for Army aviation to […]

House lawmakers have proposed requiring the Pentagon to deliver a strategy detailing the department’s plans for accelerating development and implementation of 5G technologies, as well as improving coordination of policies […]

U.S. House lawmakers want limitations placed on CH-53K King Stallion procurement spending until the Secretary of the Navy can report on the heavylift helicopter’s progress. In a summary of its […]

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Strategic Forces Subcommittee included two assignments for the nascent Space Development Agency (SDA) in its fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup […]

The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee wants to authorize the Air Force to procure two F-15EX aircraft for prototype development in fiscal year 2020, but prohibit […]