Congress

By Calvin Biesecker Over the next three years, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expects to make "substantial reductions" in its contractor workforce as it seeks to find the best […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) was poised last night to weigh proposals to buy more F/A-18 E/F fighter jets and compel the Pentagon to account for […]

By Calvin Biesecker The terrorist threat facing the United States today is becoming more decentralized and diverse and includes an increasing threat from homegrown terrorism, Lee Hamilton and Tom Kean, […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to blame for delays in awarding grant funds from prior fiscal years for transit security, charges Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), the ranking member […]

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 […]