Congress

The Defense Department has released a roadmap for the department to eventually stand up a sixth branch of the Armed Forces devoted specifically to space. Establishing a Space Force that […]

The Senate on Wednesday passed the final version of the $717 billion fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill, sending the bill to the president’s desk with full funding for many […]

The Senate is expected to vote on the $717 billion final version of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill on Thursday, while leadership is planning to meet Wednesday to […]

The House easily passed the final version of the $717 billion fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill Thursday. Lawmakers voted 359-54 to approve the conference report of the National Defense […]

Congress released the final version of its fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill Monday that calls on the Pentagon to implement the first ever cyber warfare policy and provide justification […]

The House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday marked up a slew of homeland security bills, including one that codifies the existing Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program within the Department […]

In the negotiated conference version of the fiscal year (FY) 2019 defense authorization bill, House and Senate members agreed to authorize the fourth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, three Littoral […]

Congress’ final version of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill halts sales of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkey pending a full review of all defense sales to […]

House and Senate lawmakers have removed a provision in the final version of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill banning and reimposing sanctions against Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE, despite […]

The Coast Guard’s plans to acquire and take delivery of a new heavy polar icebreaker by 2023 are “highly optimistic” and not based on realistic schedule targets, a government auditor […]