Congress

By Emelie Rutherford Observers trying to gauge how newly elected Tea Party candidates will impact the debate over defense spending said they expect such lawmakers to generally support a strong […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Navy wants lawmakers’ approval to scrap its plans to buy 10 Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) from one company and instead buy 10 of them from each […]

By Emelie Rutherford Republicans controlling the House next year are expected to place a greater emphasis on missile defense and countering China’s arms buildup while increasing oversight of the Pentagon […]

By Emelie Rutherford House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), Vice Chairman John Spratt (D-S.C.), and Seapower subcommittee Chairman Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) all lost their reelection bids last night […]

By Calvin Biesecker In the wake of a foiled terror plot that involved shipping on aircraft two bombs concealed in packages ultimately destined for the United States, House Homeland Security […]

By Emelie Rutherford As Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) faces one of his toughest reelection battles during his 21 years in Congress, he is receiving ample financial support from the defense […]

By Emelie Rutherford Even though President Barack Obama signed the NASA policy bill into law, contracts with industry for the soon-defunct Constellation program will continue because Congress has not yet passed […]

By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers are using a new report describing slow implementation of the Obama administration’s cyber-policy plans as a call for Congress to step in and strengthen U.S. cybersecurity […]

Proposed changes by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in FY ’11 that favor the North and East urban areas of the United States for Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) funding, […]

By Emelie Rutherford Now that the Senate has approved long-delayed military-trade treaties with the United Kingdom and Australia, the U.S. defense industry is looking forward to learn which companies, technologies, […]