Congress

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 […]

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says he must not only provide what service men and women need to achieve national security goals in Iraq, Afghanistan and around […]

The submarine industrial base must remain strong to keep the United States’ military advantage, said Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), whose district includes Electric Boat, a primary maker of submarines for […]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday said he plans to begin floor debate early next year on comprehensive cyber security legislation, marking a step forward in an attempt […]

The Senate took up the Pentagon policy bill yesterday, passing an airlift-requirement amendment during debate largely focused on detainee provisions that prompted the White House to threaten to veto the […]

Large cuts proposed by both the House and Senate to the research and development activities provided by the Science and Technology (S&T) branch within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]

A report released yesterday by House Republicans of two committees lambastes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for being inefficient, ineffective, overly bureaucratic and not developing and deploying effective screening technology. […]

The Senate majority leader said yesterday the chamber will start debating the long-delayed defense authorization bill before Thanksgiving, as the Pentagon indicated it would not try to quash the legislation […]