Congress

The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday approved a dozen bills, including two that codify existing acquisition policies within the Department of Homeland Security. The Reducing Costs of DHS Acquisitions […]

In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its seventh day, the Democratic controlled House and its Armed Services Committee are certain to authorize an increase in the defense […]

Unimpressed with the slow rollout of advanced scanning technology for screening carry-on bags at airport checkpoints, the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would authorize $1.6 […]

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday approved a bipartisan bill for the Coast Guard that would authorize an additional national security cutter (NSC) and six more fast response […]

Despite the Russian president’s declaration of a nuclear alert following that country’s invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine, U.S. nuclear posture had not changed as of Tuesday, the head of the […]

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would require critical infrastructure owners and operators to report to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within 72 hours of discovering […]

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Monday released a two-year authorization bill for the Coast Guard that seeks one more national security cutter (NSC) for the service that hasn’t […]

As Congress works to complete appropriations to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2022, a small group of Democratic senators is urging their leadership and appropriations […]

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, will retire from his seat at the end of the current congressional session.  Inhofe, 87, officially confirmed his […]

President Biden has signed a new stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through March 11, as lawmakers continue work to finalize fiscal year 2022 spending legislation. The House […]