Defense Watch

NSC-7 Production Starts. Fabrication of the seventh Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC) has begun at shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries’ facilities in Pascagoula, Miss. The production contract for the cutter […]

Need Cyber Workers. The Coast Guard is wanting when it comes to its cyber security workforce, Vice Adm. Charles Michel, the service’s deputy Commandant for Operations, says at the Surface […]

Senior HAC Staff Announced. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) announced that Rob Blair will take over as clerk of the defense subcommittee. Blair joined the committee staff […]

TSA Law. President Obama on Friday signed into law a bill to reform the Transportation Security Administration by requiring the agency to be more transparent. Provisions of the Transportation Security […]

Orion Arrives. Engineers take their first look at NASA’s Orion spacecraft following its successful Dec. 5 flight test and recovery, according to Orion developer Lockheed Martin. Technical teams are examining […]

ATK, Orbital Clear Hurdle. ATK says that its pending merger with Orbital Sciences unconditionally cleared government regulatory review. The Federal Trace Commission informed the companies on Thursday that it and […]

8 Days Left For Congress. Congress will return on Dec. 1 for a final two-week session. In its last eight workdays of 2014, Congress still must pass a budget bill […]

  New GOP Appropriators. The House Appropriations Committee announced it would have four new Republican members in January:  David Jolly, from the Florida district of the late long-time appropriator and […]

Satellite Export Controls. Export controls of commercial satellites and related components loosen Nov. 10, according to a Federal Register notice. Category XV of the U.S. Munitions List (USML) traditionally-treated commercial […]

No Strategy, No Money. HASC Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) said Friday, in anticipation of a White House request for $5.6 billion more to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and […]