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Recent operational tests of the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter (NSC) show that the high-endurance vessel is “operationally effective and suitable,” but there are also “major deficiencies” with the ships, […]

The university consortium selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week for its unmanned aerial system center of excellence (UAS COE) added a number of schools to its previously-announced […]

A House panel that oversees the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday marked up several bills, including one that seeks to better understand how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) could […]

It took about 18 hours for the House Armed Services Committee to pass the defense authorization bill, but that could be a breeze compared to getting it through the House […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general (IG) is currently conducting covert testing of people scanners used at airport screening checkpoints and the early indications show potential problems with […]

Despite pleas from the press for transparency, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) have been closed lipped about its defense authorization bill, which is being marked up this […]

A slew of Democratic amendments that would pare back spending on major military acquisition programs could be up for debate next week when the House takes up the defense authorization […]

Congressional Republicans’ plan to fund the defense budget through the wartime spending account is a “road to nowhere,” Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned the defense subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations […]

President Barack Obama has chosen Marine Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford for the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a decision that has garnered bipartisan support from the lawmakers […]

A group of senators—including the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman—indicated they would oppose the Air Force’s plan to retire the A-10 Warthog, signaling that they will push for funding the […]