Congress

Senate Republicans reacted with skepticism and outright opposition yesterday to the nomination of their former colleague Chuck Hagel to be the next defense secretary, foretelling a bruising fight for his […]

The Pentagon may delay the release of its next budget request–possibly until March–as it faces potential across-the-board spending cuts that were delayed but not eliminated by a deficit deal President […]

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta yesterday welcomed legislation temporarily delaying sequestration, but warned that Congress “cannot continue to just kick the can down the road” and must act to create a […]

Moog Inc. [MOG.A] yesterday said it has acquired Broad Reach Engineering Co., a designer and manufacturer of spaceflight electronics and software for aerospace, scientific and military missions. The purchase price […]

The House and Senate passed the final version of Pentagon policy legislation the week before Christmas, sending it to President Barack Obama’s desk. The fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill, […]

House Republicans voted Dec. 31 to grant Rep. C.W. “Bill” Young (R-Fla.) special permission to remain chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D). Though Young has steered the […]

The House voted 257 to 167 late on Jan. 1 to avert some of the so-called fiscal cliff, in part by delaying for two months sequestration budget cuts to the […]

The Defense Department must develop a strategy to acquire the next-generation of host-based cyber security tools to help it overcome existing challenges and limitations, according to direction in the House […]

Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) this week introduced legislation aimed at making more transparent the domestic operations of unmanned aircraft systems and protecting the privacy of individuals when it comes to […]

Congress moved Tuesday to relax stringent commercial satellite export control laws by returning to the president the authority to determine appropriate requirements after years of military-level oversight. The compromise fiscal […]