Congress
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CongressExpect More Budget Scrutiny With New HASC Leadership
When Democrats officially take control of the House in January 2019 following the Nov. 6 midterm elections, the House Armed Services Committee is likely to perform more fiscal scrutiny under […]
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CongressHouse Retains Technology Policy Proponents, Senate Loses Dem Cyber Legislators
The mid-term election results are expected to have a key impact on congressional cyber efforts, with the House retaining two of its largest digital policy proponents and the Senate losing […]
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CongressHASC Leaders Make Appointments to Aviation Safety Commission
Both of the top two lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee have made their appointments to the eight-member blue-ribbon panel charged with studying an ongoing military aviation crisis. The […]
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CongressSpace Force Plan Could Fizzle Under HASC Democratic Leadership
With Democrats in charge of the House of Representatives come January, the path to President Trump’s coveted Space Force just got a little rockier. As Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) is […]
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Budget2018 Election Opens Up HASC, SASC Memberships
The results of the Nov. 6 midterm elections, from the Democratic takeover of the House to the extra GOP pickups in the Senate, will be reflected in the two chambers’ […]
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CongressIncoming HAC-HS Chair Roybal-Allard Supports New Icebreaker, S&T Over Border Wall
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), who is likely to become chairwoman of the House panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security, has said she opposes hefty increases in […]
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CongressFreewheeling Science Committee Fixture Rohrabacher Loses Reelection Bid
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s (R-Calif.) dead-on Ronald Reagan impersonation will ring no more in the halls of the Rayburn Office building in Washington. The 15-term Congressman — a cold warrior, russophile, […]
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CongressInhofe Bill Would Provide $25 Billion For Trump’s Border Wall
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) on Thursday introduced legislation that would fully fund the $25 billion President Trump is seeking to erect new and replacement wall and barrier structures along the […]
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CongressDefense Sectors Largely Contributing to House GOP Leaders
With the 2018 midterm elections just days away, national polls continue to weigh the possibility that Democrats may take the House, which would lead to a considerable shakeup of leadership, […]
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CongressDefense Contractors Hedging Their Bets in Key SASC Member Races
With the 2018 midterm elections less than a week away, defense contractors are funneling campaign contributions into incumbents sitting on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), while keeping an eye […]