Congress

The House began debating a Coast Guard authorization bill last Friday that the White House has threatened to veto because it would force the service to retire an icebreaking ship. […]

The Air Force aired its objections yesterday to changes lawmakers are trying to make to its plans for its B-1, B-2, and B-52 bombers in the current fiscal year’s budget. […]

The military service chiefs gave dire warnings yesterday about cuts to weapons programs and harm to the defense industrial base coming if congressional inaction spurs roughly $1 trillion in Pentagon budget […]

The initial assessments are positive of a new risk-based passenger screening pilot program that is helping select frequent fliers get through airport security checkpoints more quickly and with less hassle […]

The Pentagon is trying to lessen requirements for smaller contractors to undergo government audits, an official told a congressional panel charged with helping defense companies do business with the Defense […]

As the defense appropriations conference with the Senate comes closer, 46 House members are urging the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee to hold to the […]

Members of a new House panel charged with finding ways to help companies contract with the Pentagon said government auditing requirements are a major frustration for smaller defense contractors. While […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Oct. 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to India for six Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130J aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training […]

Saudi Arabia would like to spend some $33 million on High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees), the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Oct. 26. The prime contractor would […]

As lawmakers debated defense budget cuts behind closed doors, an Army general made an impassioned plea on Capitol Hill yesterday to give his service time and money to continue sorting […]