Congress

A group of defense-minded senators from both parties want Senate leaders to ensure lawmakers will be able to weigh any bipartisan proposals to stop so-called sequestration budget cuts before the […]

Field testing in August of two aerostats equipped with surveillance gear along Texas’ border with Mexico showed that the technology is “very effective” for border security applications, although Customs and […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a strong foundation for its acquisition policies, including best management practices, but the vast majority of its programs fail to meet all the […]

A Pentagon “team” is looking at the impact of potential sequestration budget cuts and officials expect to craft detailed plans showing how defense programs would be impacted, the Pentagon’s budget […]

One of the authors of a comprehensive cyber security bill that stalled on the Senate floor in August and remains on life support for the moment is retaining bare hope […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Defense Department is considering establishing an independent cyber warfare combatant command that could directly report to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). “We are looking […]

The Pentagon overreacted when it emphasized its desire for a variety of fixed-price contract with industry and will acknowledge the need for varied types of business deals in a new acquisition effort, […]

The Marine Corps’ top officer said yesterday his service does not have all the ships it needs to in the Asia-Pacific region and, because of scant shipbuilding dollars, may be […]

Obstacles remain to integrating the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace (NAS) although some progress has been made the past few years, the Government Accountability Office […]

The Pentagon’s budget chief urged lawmakers Friday to “return to an orderly budget process” and act to stave off sequestration, saying recent years of budget turmoil on Capitol Hill have […]