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The Pentagon’s chief weapon tester predicts the F-35 program might not start initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) until late 2018 at the earliest and 2020 at the latest. In […]

John Kelly, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said on Tuesday that continuing to break down stovepipes at the department will be one of […]

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Tuesday added nine new Republicans to the panel, according to a statement. New HASC members are: * Scott DesJarlais (Tenn.) * Ralph Abraham […]

Ahead of his confirmation hearing Thursday to be the next Secretary of Defense, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis has committed to resigning from the board of a major arms manufacturer […]

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said on Thursday he plans to soon resurrect legislation aimed at reorganizing and strengthening the cyber security efforts within the Department of […]

The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump should be guided by two principles when it comes to cyber security: making sure there are consequences for foreign entities that hack United […]

Republicans Ben Sasse (Neb.) and David Perdue (Ga.) join the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) for the 115th Congress. Sasse’s addition gives Nebraska two members on the committee as Deb […]

A member of the Senate Armed Services Committee charged Jan. 3 that President-elect Donald Trump’s critical tweets about the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 are sowing uncertainty in the fighter jet’s […]

The U.S. Senate at Sergeant at Arms awarded CenturyLink, Inc. [CTL] an $11.4 million three-year contract to provide Senate state offices with a unified communications-as-a-service platform for hosted voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) […]

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) is joining the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), subject to ratification by the Democratic Caucus, he said Dec. 19 in a statement. Peters’ likely return brings […]