Congress

Northrop Grumman [NOC] Chief Wes Bush last week sent a letter to Congress backing legislation that would bolster the protection of critical infrastructure and facilities against cyber threats and promote […]

A general who oversees homeland missile defense said yesterday he sees no military need to place missile interceptors on the East Coast of the United States. Army. Gen. Charles Jacoby, […]

A powerful senator said he will greatly curtail the Pentagon’s budgeting flexibility by denying many future requests from the military to shift money in its coffers to start new programs. […]

The World Trade Organization (WTO) upheld yesterday much of its ruling from last year that Boeing [BA] received some improper U.S. government support but not as much as the European […]

Lawmakers who have been investigating ways to help small and mid-sized firms work with the Pentagon plan to issue a series of proposals as soon as next Monday. The House […]

Redesign and modification in the development of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will continue to drive the cost of the program for the next few years, but it will likely […]

Army officials warned yesterday that progress the service made to improve its wayward acquisition programs could be hampered by potential “sequestration” budget cuts. Army Secretary John McHugh predicted if Congress does not […]

NASA’s leader defended its diminished budget proposal before Congress yesterday, facing accusations that the space agency is “over-prioritizing” its new commercial crew effort. NASA Administration Charles Bolden told Senate and […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week approved the Coast Guard’s requirements for a new class of medium-endurance cutters that emphasize endurance and the ability to operate its air […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hopes to have its plans to Congress within a month for how it will develop a biometric-enabled system to track the departure of foreign […]