Congress

Biden Cites U.S. Commitment To Peace And Security Of Israel Netanyahu: Iran Must Be Barred From Developing Nuclear Weapons Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the House Democratic leader, assailed Iran for […]

The Taliban terrorist group aims for no less than the abolition of democratic government rule in Pakistan, a member of the Pakistani Parliament warned. While some say the Taliban haven’t […]

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is ignoring the legal mandate to rationally reexamine defense spending priorities every four years, and he is remiss in two ways, a well-known analyst asserted. […]

By Emelie Rutherford The head of a House panel said yesterday he still supports a dual buy of the Air Force tanker, after a plan for such a nontraditional procurement was omitted from a […]

By Emelie Rutherford House appropriators want to bolster war funding in the White House’s supplemental spending request by $4.7 billion, with much of the increase covering C-17 and C-130 cargo aircraft and […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Navy’s top officer said yesterday he is "encouraged" with steps the two Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) builders have taken to control the price of their second […]

The Constellation Program goal of returning Americans to a moon base has been thrown in doubt, a House hearing revealed. Rep. Alan B. Mollohan (D-W.Va.), chairman of the House Appropriations […]

Contractor Employees At Risk; Some Will Shift To Other Jobs In Their Companies The beginning of the end has arrived for workers in the space shuttle program, with 160 workers […]

President Doesn’t Understand Missile Threat, But Lawmakers Increasingly Comprehend It President Obama’s expected cuts in ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs will stagger the effort to protect Americans from missile attacks, […]

President Obama said he is confident that terrorist groups such as the Taliban and al Qaeda won’t be able to seize Pakistani nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. However, Obama also said at […]