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Ashton Carter sailed through the Senate confirmation process to become the new defense secretary, with his appointment being confirmed in a 93-5 vote Thursday. Before the vote, Senate Armed Services […]

The defense budget cannot meet sequestration caps without wrecking current force readiness, and either personnel or major acquisition programs will have to be sacrificed to invest in key capabilities for […]

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) on Wednesday introduced legislation aimed at promoting the voluntary sharing of information about cyber threats by offering liability protections to the private sector, a feature that […]

The House Armed Services Committee leadership drafted a bill this week that would push the president to supply Ukraine with up to $1 billion in lethal military aid to protect […]

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee pushed for more technology advancement in their focus areas after hearing from two National Defense Panel members on the panelists’ investment priorities–highlighting the […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee will vote to confirm Ashton Carter as the next defense secretary as soon as Tuesday morning if a quorum is present for the committee’s hearing […]

The White House released its 2015 National Security Strategy on Friday, and though National Security Adviser Susan Rice said the strategy is meant to “strengthen the foundations of America’s power–political, […]

House and Senate lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pushing the White House to make good on its commitment to send military aid to Ukraine, where a negotiated […]

Though the Defense Department failed to meet a key Sept. 30 deadline of achieving audit readiness for years-long budget activity documents, the Pentagon believes it has made “great progress.” Approximately […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee members aired a number of acquisition concerns in a confirmation hearing with defense secretary-nominee Ashton Carter, noting that weapons development takes too long and weapons […]