Congress

With word Democrats controlling the Senate may craft a budget blueprint next week, lawmakers are preparing to resume the defense-spending debate. The House passed a budget resolution two weeks ago–before […]

The Navy and Marine Corps are breaking from tradition and told a House panel they have no outstanding equipment needs not funded in the Pentagon’s official budget request. The military […]

Bob King, president of the International Union, United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural, Implement Workers of America (UAW) sent letters last week to the chairmen and ranking members of the House […]

The Obama administration is finalizing a report on the U.S. nuclear-force structure and may send it to Congress this month. The update to the so-called 1251 report outlines the United […]

Republicans are questioning the Navy’s alternative-energy efforts as the service cuts back in areas including shipbuilding during austere fiscal times. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Readiness subcommittee Chairman Randy Forbes […]

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), one of the House’s predominant military-weapons experts, won the Republican primary bid for his seat last night but is facing a tough reelection battle this fall. […]

While there are rumblings in the House about building a missile-defense site on the U.S. East Coast, lead senators said the issue is far from pressing right now. House Armed […]

The cost to develop, procure, operate and maintain a next-generation system currently being developed to automatically detect and alert for harmful biological threats in the environment is $5.7 billion, according […]

Failing to build Virginia-class (SSN-774) subs at a rate of two annually jeopardizes the Navy’s goal of sustaining an attack submarine fleet of 48 vessels over the long run, the […]

A senior senator said he will block the confirmation of Pentagon civilian nominees, including of Frank Kendall to be defense acquisition chief, until the Defense Department addresses what he says […]