Congress

By Emelie Rutherford A congressionally mandated commission examining U.S. strategic posture and the role of nuclear weapons has the potential to initiate a major reexamination of the nation’s strategic defenses, […]

By Emelie Rutherford Congress has signed off on part of the Pentagon’s reprogramming request–to internally shift billions of dollars in the absence of a war supplemental funding bill–but has put […]

By Calvin Biesecker The House panel that oversees homeland security appropriations yesterday approved a $39.9 billion spending bill that would add $2.3 billion, or 6 percent, to the president’s budget […]

By Ann Roosevelt Army officials are preparing for a Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) In Process Review (IPR) of its major modernization program Future Combat Systems (FCS) in Washington, D.C. this […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said garnering greater flexibility to hire more acquisition personnel tops his near-term wish list for Congress. When asked recently what he would […]

By Emelie Rutherford Congress should move quickly to confirm a new Air Force secretary and chief of staff so questions about the protested tanker contract can be answered and the […]

By Geoff Fein and Emelie Rutherford In a letter to John Young, the Pentagon’s top weapon’s buyer, Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.), raised his concerns that the DDG-1000 has the potential […]

Senate Panel Blasts $295 Billion Of Cost Overruns In Pentagon Programs; That Equals More Than 16 Times NASA Budget, About 30 Times More Than MDA Budget The National Polar-orbiting Operational […]

The House Science and Technology Committee favorably reported out the NASA reauthorization measure that would permit increased funding for the space agency and accelerate the first flight of the next-generation […]

The United States should agree to negotiate a global ban on weapons in space and the use of anti-satellite weapons, because erecting a military shield to defend satellites would be […]