Congress

By Geoff Fein and Emelie Rutherford Just days after the Navy officially ended Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] VH-71 helicopter program, one lawmaker is hoping to salvage the effort with a proposal […]

By Emelie Rutherford Though House-Senate negotiations on the supplemental war-funding bill have slowed, the two sides have agreed to including funding for eight C-17 cargo planes and some but not […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon still has control of the aerial-refueling tanker replacement effort and a decision on whether to transfer source-selection authority back to the Air Force does not […]

By Geoff Fein While congress is looking to take more of a leadership role in developing cyber security legislation, issues remain about which committees have jurisdiction over protecting the nation’s […]

By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) is emerging as a frontrunner to take over the spot of House Armed Services Committee (HASC) ranking member from John McHugh (R-N.Y.), whom […]

By Emelie Rutherford While the Marine Corps is proceeding with a project to modify existing mine-resistant vehicles to prepare them for use in Afghanistan, the service also will likely buy […]

By Emelie Rutherford The head of the National Guard Bureau said yesterday he is eager to learn how new plans being hashed out for the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) […]

By Geoff Fein and Calvin Biesecker Citing the economic and national security challenges the nation faces from cyber threats, President Obama Friday rolled out the long-awaited 60-day review of the […]

Bolden Commands Wide Support In Congress, But Conflicts Issue Remains How Will Bolden As Administrator Work With Norm Augustine Panel? Support voiced by leading members of Congress and influential outsiders […]

First Meeting Scheduled; Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle On Agenda NASA today announced the members of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee that will review NASA programs, including […]