Congress

In House, Missile Defense Leader Franks Reelected, But So Too Is Tauscher Key Appropriations Leadership May See Shakeup After Election Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services […]

NASA Sees Only 65 Percent Chance Orion-Ares Will Fly In March 2015; CBO Says Costs Might Exceed Plans By As Much As $7 Billion Over NASA Budgets Chances Of Retiring […]

By Emelie Rutherford While defense firms often donate the most money to big-name and incumbent congressional candidates, Lockheed Martin [LMT] employees contributed the most this past election cycle to an […]

By Emelie Rutherford A group of senators sent Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England a letter this week criticizing what they said is a Pentagon proposal to scale back on planning […]

By Emelie Rutherford Tuesday’s congressional elections and a series of pending retirements are overhauling the Republican sides of the House and Senate armed services committees, while the Senate Appropriations Defense […]

By Calvin Biesecker Despite a potential budget crunch stemming from the federal government’s ongoing bailout of financial institutions and banks, spending on homeland security is likely to remain strong, according […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy on Monday issued its long awaited revised request for proposal (RFP) for two Flight 0+ Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) to be procured in FY ’09. […]

By Emelie Rutherford Before the final ballots were cast in yesterday’s elections, Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) appeared to have beaten his GOP challenger on the fundraising front–garnering more than $3 […]

By Emelie Rutherford Four leading defense authorizers called on the Pentagon yesterday to spend money included in the fiscal year 2009 defense authorization and appropriations acts to allow for possible […]

By Emelie Rutherford Sen. Ted Stevens’ departure from the post as Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) ranking member has generated uncertainly about the fate of initiatives including national missile defense […]