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A top analyst said as the Pentagon tries to thwart “sequestration” budget reductions it should “take a lesson” from how Congress rushed to make those cuts less onerous on the […]

Two congressional scrutinizers of defense spending want to know what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is doing to reduce duplicative Pentagon programs.  Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) sent […]

A new Navy panel is studying whether the military should use the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) for more than transporting troops in theater. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan […]

Driving down production costs and attacking long-term lifecycle costs are a top priority for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, service and program office officials yesterday told members of the Senate […]

Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Casey (D) made it clear he’s a strong supporter of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, speaking April 23 to suppliers of the BAE Systems’ heavy armor vehicle on […]

Army Secretary John McHugh told lawmakers the service is keeping an eye on the industrial base during dips in weapons work, pointing to the imminent release of a long-awaited report […]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wants to tap the Pentagon’s war-funding account to help offset some of the impacts of sequestration budget cuts, which are becoming more apparent to […]

The Pentagon will terminate some science and technology efforts in the coming months and cut hundreds of research grants to universities if “sequestration” budget cuts prevail, a senior Pentagon official […]

Military leaders said yesterday their budgets are being squeezed by the volatility of fossil-fuel prices. Senate Armed Services Readiness and Management Support subcommittee Chairwoman Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) noted to the […]

A wide ranging immigration reform bill introduced in the Senate yesterday that aims to boost border security while also providing a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants that are […]