Congress

Lawmakers increased pressure yesterday on the White House to spell out how automatic budget cuts could impact the Pentagon next year, by advancing new legislation and calling the president’s budget chief to […]

A senator trying to stop $500 billion in defense cuts from starting next January is calling on industry and the Pentagon to tell employees their jobs are in jeopardy, in […]

As sundry groups examine the Pentagon budget for potential savings, lawmakers are awaiting more insight into a major budget item: a next-generation ballistic-missile submarine. A report attached to the Pentagon […]

Increased pressure by the United States government along the Mexican border to help choke off the flow of illegal cross-border activity has resulted in an increase of this activity in […]

Pentagon leaders are probably telling a “little fib” when they say they’re not preparing for the possibility of the draconian budget cuts that would come if lawmakers and the White […]

Redesign and modification costs in the development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will remain “elevated” into 2019, the first year the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built fighter jet is scheduled to […]

There is some support in the Senate for building a missile-defense site on the U.S. East Coast, and the matter could be debated in the chamber this summer, lawmakers said […]

The Pentagon’s top officer said yesterday if the defense budget is hit with nearly $500 billion in “sequestration” cuts, then the military would seek Congress’ approval to shift funding in […]

Democrats and Republicans have more work to do to bridge differences in creating cyber security legislation that can pass the Congress, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said on the Senate […]

A Senate leader on defense matters said yesterday Congress should begin the process of undoing $487 billion in “sequestration” cuts to the Pentagon budget before October, calling for a smaller reduction […]