Congress
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ArmyMississippians Rally For Restoration of UH-72A Lakota Funds
State and federal lawmakers joined leaders of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., (EADS) North America and American Eurocopter calling on Congress to restore funding for the Army’s UH-72A […]
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BudgetDoD Still Working On Strategy Review
Pentagon leaders still are working on a wide-reaching analysis, which initially was due May 31, of how the defense budget would be impacted by sequestration cuts. Yesterday’s announcement from the Pentagon that […]
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CongressAmos: USMC Could Start ACV Planning This Fall
The Marine Corps expects to kickstart stalled plans this fall to begin developing an amphibious vehicle to replace the troubled and now-defunct Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) effort, the service’s top […]
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ArmyCongressional Members Write Army Secretary of Abrams Concerns
More than 100 members of Congress have written the Army Secretary urging him to work with the defense committees to fund production of the M1-series Abrams tank, so there is […]
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Business/FinancialDoD: Weapons Edge Not Weakened By Massive Cyber Attacks
The Pentagon said Tuesday the United States has not lost it “technological edge” with its weapons platforms, despite a new report about widespread cyber spying on their designs, allegedly by […]
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Air ForcePentagon Reports To Congress On Major Programs
The Pentagon has submitted reports to Congress outlining cost changes to major acquisition programs while noting that it was the first time in recent history that no programs reached a […]
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Air ForceDoD Reports Dip In F-35 Cost
The Pentagon said costs dropped on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program by $4.5 billion over a year, the first time a reduction was noted in the multi-service, multi-nation aircraft […]
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Air ForceHouse Panel Wary Of Army Vehicle Plans
A House panel wants to block the Army from advancing the development of the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) until the service provides detailed justification for choosing just one contractor. The […]
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CongressElectric Grid Faces Frequent Cyber Attacks, Report Says
Electric utilities in the United States are barraged with cyber attacks and most comply with mandatory cyber security standards, but the standards setting process is slow and in the case […]
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Air ForceDems Will Challenge DoD’s MEADS Funding Likely In Full HASC Markup, Sanchez Says
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) said yesterday the Democrats will soon put forward an amendment during the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill process challenging the Defense Department’s funding of the […]