Congress

By Geoff Fein In the almost three years Rear Adm. Terry Benedict headed up the program executive office for integrated warfare systems he and his staff have been working to […]

Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is preparing to field a slew of amendments to the defense authorization bill tomorrow, including proposals regarding missile defense, the Air Force […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last Friday gave approval to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to begin on June 1 flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) along a portion of Texas’ […]

By Emelie Rutherford Key House panels approved plans yesterday that recommend continuing the Pentagon’s contested F-35 Joint Strike Fighter second engine and call into question Navy plans for a costly […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday announced its FY ’10 homeland security grant allotment for states and localities, totaling nearly $790 million, $190 million less than […]

By Emelie Rutherford The chairman of a key House subcommittee said he may support adding language to the Pentagon policy bill compelling the Pentagon to consider a transatlantic trade dispute […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reorganizing its intelligence branch to better support its core customers, including state and local partners, and to make better use of its collective […]

By Emelie Rutherford The head of a congressional panel said he does not support increasing the Pentagon’s buy of C-17 aircraft, but wants authorization for the Joint Strike Fighter’s second […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finished its analysis of an ongoing review aimed at aligning program activities and resources with missions and goals and the […]

By Emelie Rutherford As Congress held the first hearing yesterday on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the United States and Russia, supporters emphasized the pact would […]