Congress

Upset by the quality of a report from the Pentagon on China’s military, House Republicans called yesterday for the defense secretary to stop limiting the length of reports to Congress. […]

Unhappy with how the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is fulfilling its security mission at the nation’s airports but unsure of how to reform the agency, a House panel yesterday received […]

Lawmakers are continuing to work on multiple defense bills this month, though they said yesterday some of them may not be resolved until September at the earliest. Of the four Pentagon […]

The head of Cyber Command warned yesterday congressional delay in passing cybersecurity legislation is putting the nation at risk, while he also sought to allay concerns about the government receiving […]

The White House’s budget chief will testify before the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) next month about potential defense budget reductions after the panel’s chairman prodded the administration to share […]

Seven hawkish senators asked the nation’s largest defense contractors to describe how a potential $500 billion cut in Pentagon spending over the next decade would impact their firms. The senators–members of […]

The House last week approved several homeland security bills including a bill aimed at streamlining global supply chain security by allowing the Department of Homeland Security to recognize other countries’ […]

A final rule to help guide ports around the country on choosing and installing smart card readers to improve security to access to secure locations within a port is expected […]

The Pentagon asked Congress this week for permission to rejigger $112 million in funding within its coffers for new intelligence and surveillance programs including Special Operations Command spy planes. Military […]

A leading defense budget-writer is crafting a plan to stop the U.S. government from doing business with a Russian firm that has supplied arms to the Syrian government. Rep. Jim […]