Congress

The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee has said he expects the panel to “very seriously” consider proposals to the next defense policy bill that would implement recommendations from […]

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s (INDOPACOM) $11 billion unfunded priorities list for fiscal year 2025 seeks an additional $430 million for the Guam defense systems and $1.4 billion for classified space programs, […]

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he’s “optimistic” Congress will take action on the pending supplemental with further aid for Ukraine, while adding that Kyiv’s “survival is in danger” in […]

The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday he may be open to boosting the fiscal year 2025 defense topline above the one percent spending cap from last […]

The Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request, seeking only six new ships and reducing planned submarines by one, faced a chilly reception from some congressional leaders this week. The lawmakers opposed […]

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Monday delivered its fiscal year 2025 budget request to Congress, proposing no funds for non-intrusive inspection (NII) systems used to scan vehicles and cargo […]

The Coast Guard is requesting $216 million in fiscal year 2025 for two fast response cutters (FRCs) as part of a plan to bolster the service’s presence in the Indo-Pacific […]

A top lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday it’s likely Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won’t bring up a foreign aid supplemental until Congress completes work on final […]

President Biden on Friday signed a stopgap funding measure to avoid a partial government shutdown, allowing lawmakers additional time to complete work on final fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills. The […]

Chinese-made ship-to-shore cranes being used at U.S. seaports have built-in design vulnerabilities, but Coast Guard inspections of these assets have not uncovered any evidence of tampering or malware, a service […]