Congress

The Senate appears to be divided by party lines on support for a Democratic amendment to the 2017 defense authorization bill that would match a proposed $18 billion boost to […]

The White House on Tuesday objected to a provision in the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC)-approved fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill that would require a study of the cost […]

The White House has come out against the Senate’s version of the 2017 defense authorization bill, opposing a number of provisions that would overhaul the acquisition process and rework the […]

Screening technology currently used to scan checked baggage at the nation’s airport at relatively high-speeds compared with the X-ray systems in use at checkpoints will be begin testing soon for […]

The co-chair of a commission that will make cyber security recommendations to the next president said there needs to be a debate whether private companies should be allowed to actively […]

The Senate on Monday kicked off debate of the 2017 defense authorization bill, beginning an amendment process that could have wide-reaching implications for the defense industry. More than 300 amendments have […]

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is backing the Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) and opposing former member Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) in the RD-180 debate. In a […]

Over the past two years, both the House and Senate have undertaken efforts to make far-reaching changes to the Defense Department’s acquisition process, not all of which have been popular […]

Senate appropriators want the Navy to study whether it should expand its current program of record for the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EFT) ship—formerly known as the Joint High Speed Vessel— […]

Hiring new personnel across the department and some of its agencies is the “most daunting management challenge” facing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Senate Appropriations Committee says in […]