Congress

A key House panel approved a defense budget yesterday that gives the Pentagon funding it did not request to prevent a temporary shutdown of three vehicles’ production lines, a move […]

Two key House panels are proposing to add funding to the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2013 budget this week for equipment including a submarine, Navy cruisers, and unmanned aircraft. The House […]

Six senators are calling on the heads of a Senate panel to follow their House counterparts and bolster support for two major Navy shipbuilding programs in the defense budget. The half […]

Australia announced it is delaying its first big order of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters as other nations question if they can afford their current plans for the stealth jets. Australian Defense […]

A lawmaker who is outspoken about cyber threats pledged yesterday to continue advocating for a controversial cybersecurity bill the White House has threatened to veto. Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.) said […]

The House is expected to weigh this month a new bill from the House Budget Committee chairman to start undoing planned “sequestration” cuts to the Pentagon’s budget. The bill, which […]

The heads of a Senate panel called on government auditors yesterday to review the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program because of concerns regarding the cost, schedule, and performance of the […]

A House panel is largely supporting the Pentagon’s proposal for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, which the military already has called for slowing to allow for more-complete testing. The […]

The House on Thursday evening approved a bill that requires elements of the intelligence community to share information about cyber security threats with certified entities in the private sector, opening […]

A House panel will weigh a plan today to alter controversial weapons changes the Pentagon proposed by requiring the military to keep vehicle production lines running and salvaging an unmanned […]