Congress
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CongressKatko Wants Reauthorization Of TSA, Way To Keep Leadership Around Longer
The chairman of a House panel that oversees the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Thursday said that the agency needs to be reauthorized by Congress to help set it on […]
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CongressHouse Passes 17 Homeland Security Bills
The House on Tuesday approved by voice vote 17 bills that previously passed out of the Homeland Security Committee and touch on a range of issues including cyber, border and […]
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CongressCongressional Democrats Want Kelly To Brief On New Immigration Order, DHS Role
Democrats in the House and Senate who serve on committees that oversee the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have asked Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to brief them on his […]
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CongressSASC Releases Subcommittee Rosters
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released subcommittee rosters on Monday for the 115th Congress, according to […]
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CongressSmith Drafts BRAC Bill
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) has drafted a base realignment and closure (BRAC) bill that he plans to introduce early next week, according to a […]
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CongressHouse And Senate Intel Committees Begins Russia Hack Inquiry
The bipartisan leadership of both the House and Senate Select Intelligence Committees said this week they have started inquiries into Russian hacking and interference in the U.S. election. House Chairman […]
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ArmyArmy Could Use Another $8 Billion In Fiscal 2017, Focusing On Armor For Europe
The Army has sent Congress a wish list of capabilities that, if granted funding, would shore up force in Europe with Armor to fend off Russian aggression against NATO allies. […]
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PentagonHunter Expresses Concern About DARPA’s RSGS Program
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) wants an explanation from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) about […]
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BudgetMulvaney Advocates Reducing Non-Discretionary Budget With Corresponding Defense Boost
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director wants corresponding reductions in the non-defense discretionary budget for any increase in defense spending. “I believe we made […]
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CongressSenator Urges More Investment In Arctic Security
The United States government should invest more in maritime awareness, ice-hardened naval ships and search-and-rescue capabilities to better protect its growing interests in the Arctic region, according to a key […]