Congress

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) are directing the Navy to look into standing up a new development mechanism to further improve the sea service’s efforts to stand […]

The four firms under contract with NASA to help develop a commercial space transportation industry have met initial milestones for their crew-transport systems as of this month, the space agency […]

As Congress and the White House remain gridlocked over budget negotiations, President Barack Obama suggested yesterday that further Pentagon budget cuts are needed beyond the $400 billion he already recommended. […]

Lawmakers and the defense industry want to tweak a new law intended to grant the Pentagon rights to technical data underlying weapons programs so multiple companies can build the systems. […]

Raytheon [RTN] yesterday broke ground for a new approximately $70 million missile integration facility on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. When it is completed, the facility will provide final assembly […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is proposing an array of Pentagon acquisition reforms, ranging from measures targeting weapon systems’ testing and operations costs to contractors’ compensation and political activities. […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) said the Marine Corps cannot afford to carry out its ground-vehicle strategy and wants changes to the service’s plans for vehicles intended to replace […]

A bipartisan group of legislators last week introduced bills in the House and Senate to enable the executive branch to rotate personnel among departments and agencies in the national security […]

House members will try to kill a special fund for emergency war-related spending in the annual Pentagon spending bill when the House debates it next month. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) […]

The Coast Guard needs every dollar it is requesting for FY ’12 to be able to continue sustaining front line operations and any budget cuts will mean either boats or […]