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The Department of Homeland Security has policies in place that promote acquisition best practices, but a culture shift is needed to force program managers to actually follow them, a Government […]

Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters yesterday that lawmakers would vote this week on a continuing resolution that keeps sequestration cuts in place and defunds the Patient […]

The Department of Defense Inspector General found that “the Navy Commercial Access Control System (NCACS) did not effectively mitigate contractor access control risks and allowed convicted felons to access Navy […]

Several lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would provide Congress more access to decisions made by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review (FISC) regardless of outcome, allowing for […]

BAE Systems late Thursday said by the end of the year the 113 employees at its Lemont Furnace, Pa., plant will be shuttered after nearly 20 years as work runs […]

Unless budget relief from Congress is forthcoming, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said yesterday the Navy will have to cut its ship and aircraft procurement plans in fiscal […]

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), earlier this month re-introduced the Latin America Military Training Review Act, (H.R. 2989), which has been sent to the House Armed Services Committee. The bill would […]

An Ohio congressman who chairs a defense panel is keeping close tabs on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to allow civil unmanned aircraft in a select few areas of the […]

The Army is looking to enhance the commonality, interoperability, and modularity of its unmanned weapon systems as it tries to keep their costs in check, a senior official said Tuesday. […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said he is working on a plan to close tax loopholes to reduce sequestration budget cuts. Levin told members of the […]