Congress

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate in a 93-4 vote approved yesterday the confirmation of Raytheon [RTN] executive William Lynn to be deputy defense secretary. Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Tom Coburn […]

By Emelie Rutherford The nation’s top auditor told lawmakers yesterday he will look into whether the Pentagon should be placing greater emphasis on the impact on U.S. jobs when planning […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is likely to vote today to confirm Raytheon [RTN] executive William Lynn as deputy defense secretary, following weeks of grumbling by Senate Republicans about his […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senators slashed funding for Coast Guard icebreakers and cutters from the economic-stimulus bill likely headed for Senate passage today, dashing hopes for such shipbuilding monies in the […]

China likely will continue its explosive 12 to 18 percent increase in military spending, an analyst said. The Asian giant can well afford such outlays, with a national debt equivalent […]

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has proposed an outline of changes to the defense procurement system. That system has drawn criticism from lawmakers in Congress, who cite giant increases in […]

The Missile Defense Agency gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $250 million contract for continued work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, the company announced. That one-year pact covers […]

By Emelie Rutherford The senator posing perhaps the greatest barrier to former lobbyist William Lynn being confirmed to the No. 2 Pentagon post said he will not block the confirmation […]

Iranian Satellite Launch Uses Rocket Technology Similar To Intercontinental Ballistic Missile White House Expresses ‘Acute Concern’ Toward Iranian Missile Feat; Clinton Critical By Dave Ahearn Two rogue nations are moving […]

If Iran Gets Nuclear Weapons And ICBM, It Will ‘Go Nuts’ With Aggressive Acts, Not Fearing Any U.S. Or Israeli Response If the United States abandons plans to erect a […]