Congress

The White House said Monday the defense appropriations bill the House will debate this week could be subject to a presidential veto because it adheres to a Republican budget plan […]

A small group of Republicans and Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee has introduced a bill to reform the acquisition process at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) by calling […]

The House plans to debate the defense appropriations bill this week, after a likely contentious hearing on amendments Monday night. The House Rules Committee had scheduled a hearing last week […]

The list of critical infrastructures in the United States that if successfully hit by a cyber attack could result in a serious blow to national, economic and public health security […]

Senators said they want more information on how the Pentagon would fare under “sequestration” next year, saying data Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shared last week does not tell them enough […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a $39.1 billion bill for the Department of Homeland Security in FY ’14, sending the measure to the full Senate. The bill provides about […]

A confluence of ideas and events have come together to make it hard for the Defense Department to make its case for avoiding across the board cuts, a top official […]

The ongoing sequester and budget uncertainties in general are preventing the start of new research and development projects within the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, […]

The Pentagon is evaluating potential missile-defense sites in states including Maine and plans to conduct site surveys by the end of the year, a senior official told lawmakers Wednesday. Vice […]

The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee yesterday approved a $39.1 billion bill in discretionary funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’14, about $72 million higher than […]