Congress

House authorizers are criticizing the Defense Department’s Silicon Valley outreach effort for not tackling what they call “traditional” barriers to entry like a lengthy contracting process and an inability to […]

Private sector entities have begun connecting with a new automated cyber threat sharing system the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stood up in March and the sharing of threat indicators […]

The Air Force will issue a request for proposals (RFP) in a matter of weeks for its next-generation ICBM, known as the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), the Pentagon’s acquisition […]

The Defense Department’s acquisition czar is concerned lawmakers will pass a law requiring all future weapons programs to feature open systems. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics […]

The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee included an additional $2.3 billion to beef up Navy shipbuilding in its version of the defense authorization bill, providing for the […]

The fiscal year 2017 House Armed Services (HASC) strategic forces subcommittee mark contains a provision that would require the Defense Department to develop study guidance including the full range of […]

The Senate on Tuesday approved new bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that includes a number of provisions designed to enhance aviation security and bolster the safety […]

In its fiscal year 2017 defense authorization proposal, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) tactical air and land forces subcommittee plans to boost procurement funding for a number of aircraft […]

The Navy is building up to a fleet of 308 ships by 2021, but that fleet size will not be enough to address growing security challenges and an increasing number […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday set an overall defense funding level for fiscal year 2017 that provides a small increase over the levels set by last year’s budget agreement. […]