Congress

Three members of the House have written Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter proposing an accelerated acquisition for a new armored vehicle program. Reps. Mark Critz (D-Pa.), Todd Platts (R-Pa.) […]

A House panel unveiled proposed Pentagon policy legislation yesterday that would restore a submarine slated to be cut, research a potential East Coast missile-defense site, and increase oversight of the […]

Most of what the public is aware of when it comes to cyber security threats and attacks is just the “tip of the iceberg” but the reality is that the […]

After the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) successful target performances and flight test failures in fiscal year 2011, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that without addressing and reducing “highly concurrent” […]

The House is preparing to debate four cybersecurity bills this week, including controversial legislation intended to help private companies and the federal government share information about cyber attacks. That measure, […]

The Defense Department’s plan to use Fiscal Year 2012 funds for a reduced program for Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) or for contract termination costs is expected to be […]

Sens. Robert Casey (D-Pa.,) Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) have written their colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) in favor of continuing funding for Abrams tanks […]

A Navy official told senators concerned about the Pentagon’s plan to scale back Virginia-class submarine production that the Navy would work with Congress to find an incremental-funding setup to restore […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The military would not be able to carry out the Obama administration’s global military strategy under budget sequestration, which would require rewriting the new doctrine, Marine […]

Divided along party lines, the House Homeland Security Committee yesterday approved legislation that would pare back plans in an earlier version of a bill aimed at bolstering the Department of […]