Congress

The initial deadline for Congress to object to the sale of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to Saudi Arabia has passed, opening the door for the administration to legally […]

By Jen DiMascio The initial deadline for Congress to object to the sale of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to Saudi Arabia has passed, opening the door for the […]

By Jen DiMascio Despite warnings from the secretary of defense and members of Congress, the Army maintains it can afford and has planned for its top modernization program–the Future Combat […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy faces $4.5 billion in unmet funding needs for FY ’08, which includes funding for ship maintenance, weapons enhancement, and aircraft improvements, Chief of Naval Operations […]

By Dave Ahearn Huge delays in performing background clearance investigations on some prospective Department of Defense (DoD) and defense contractor employees is costing the Pentagon and contractors money, endangering national […]

By Ann Roosevelt The Suite of Integrated Radio Frequency Countermeasures (SIRFC) Radar Warning Receivers for the MH-60M Black Hawk are No. 1 on the $413 million list of unfunded priorities […]

By Jen DiMascio The budget for fiscal year 2010 may begin to take on the affordability of the Navy’s plan to buy and sustain 313 ships and the Air Force’s […]

By Jen DiMascio The Army’s chief of staff outlined $3.9 billion in unfunded needs for fiscal year 2009–including $1.59 billion for Humvees and additional equipment for the National Guard. Gen. […]

Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, died early yesterday because of complications due to cancer. Lantos was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in December and […]

President Bush’s federal government budget for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, provides solid support for space exploration programs and for missile defense, experts said. Bush unveiled his NASA […]