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The Pentagon plans to continue a new effort to support small defense companies, if needed, to ensure the government retains the critical capabilities they uniquely provide. Brett Lambert, the deputy […]

The Pentagon notified Congress yesterday that it will furlough most of its civilian employees starting in April if “sequestration” budget cuts kick in March 1. The notice, though, had no […]

President Barack Obama’s repeated call yesterday for Congress to approve revenue-generating tax reforms to prevent “sequestration” budget cuts from kicking in next week was immediately rejected by Republicans. House Republicans […]

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman joined Republicans in blasting a Democratic proposal to stop “sequestration” cuts unveiled late last week, before Congress recessed for a week as the […]

The Senate failed to overcome a Republican blockage of Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be defense secretary yesterday, though his GOP critics said they will support advancing the confirmation vote during […]

A key lawmaker asked Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to ensure a reprogramming request would be made so the United States’ $211 million contribution toward Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system […]

Senate Democrats unveiled yesterday a likely-doomed plan to offset “sequestration” budget cuts through the end of December with a package of new revenues and budget cuts, including a $27.5 billion […]

The chairman and ranking members of the House Intelligence Committee yesterday reintroduced legislation that would provide liability protections to American businesses to enable them to share cyber threat information with […]

Frustrated Republicans argued yesterday Pentagon officials are partly responsible for the pending “sequestration” budget reductions, because they did not spell out the cuts’ dire consequences until this year. Pentagon leaders […]

Pentagon leaders and senators lamented the impact potential “sequestration” budget reductions would have on the defense industry yesterday, as Democrats and Republicans continued to clash over proposals to stop the […]