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The chairman and ranking members of a House intelligence panel on Wednesday week introduced legislation that would improve the federal government’s sharing of classified cyber threat information with approved American […]

The Senate voted to advance a $662 billion defense authorization bill yesterday for fiscal 2012, likely setting up the long-delayed legislation for final approval this week. The 88-12 vote to […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leaders worked yesterday on clearing a package of amendments to the Pentagon policy bill for quick approval, as the chamber prepared to vote on advancing the […]

The Senate will vote tomorrow on limiting debate on the Pentagon policy bill and acting on final passage Thursday, though the legislation’s fate was uncertain last night. Senate Majority Leader […]

The ranking Republican on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said last week that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) still needs to promote an independent study of […]

Republican presidential candidates debated defense budget cuts the night of Nov. 22, when former Texas Gov. Rick Perry went as far as to call for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to […]

Republicans who want to change a legal mandate for defense cuts triggered by the collapse of budget talks said yesterday they hope to elicit the support of Democrats, despite the […]

Republican presidential candidates debated defense budget cuts last night, when former Texas Gov. Rick Perry went as far as to call for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to resign in protest […]

President Barack Obama said last night he would veto legislation Republican lawmakers have vowed to introduce that would quash automatic Pentagon budget cuts triggered by a panel’s failure to craft a […]

The Senate will face more than 200 amendments to the defense policy bill, including one curtailing cost-type Pentagon contracts, when it restarts debate on the measure next week. The chamber […]