Congress

A House lawmaker who recently fought off an attempt to kill a requirement that the Navy build nuclear-powered surface ships said he does not know if such vessels will ever […]

The House on Wednesday evening passed several homeland security related bills, including a measure requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a plan to gain operational control of […]

A second study by the Coast Guard that examines its asset needs against the service’s long-term strategic goals relies on funding assumptions that remain "optimistic," according to letter to Congress […]

As the Pentagon casts a wary eye on a House proposal for a new missile-defense site on the U.S. East Coast, lawmakers are giving the plan mixed reviews. The version […]

Lawmakers are pushing defense-industry reforms intended to both keep contractors in check and help businesses work with the Pentagon. The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is taking a different approach […]

Proposed limitations on the Pentagon’s controversial alternative-fuel development efforts added to the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) new defense bill only narrowly passed the panel and were opposed by its […]

Senate appropriators have approved and their House counterparts have rejected a proposed interagency transfer of the program office that manages a biometric matching system within the Department of Homeland Security […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday it notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of 12 EA-18G modification kits to convert Boeing’s [BA] F/A-18F Super Hornet […]

A Senate panel approved legislation yesterday that demands information from the Obama administration on potential budget cuts and reverses the Pentagon’s plans for everything from retiring Air National Guard planes […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday on a 27-3 vote approved a $45.2 billion spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’13. The budget recommendation must still […]