Budget

The Army’s Aviation Aviation Restructure Initiative (ARI) continues to be a bone of contention as far as moving National Guard AH-64 Apache helicopters to the active component, an issue pursued […]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has made rectifying the failed acquisition system and the erosion of defense technological edge as top priorities for action in his role as chairman of the […]

Despite what they say is an overall good request, key Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday told the Secretary of Homeland Security that his department’s budget submission for […]

Risk based security initiatives have saved the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) $350 million the past two years and further savings can be expected although at a reduced level, the agency’s […]

The service chiefs should have more input in the acquisition process, and change the message to the workforce, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno told the Senate Armed Services […]

The Republican budget resolution released Tuesday would see the defense portion of the federal budget rise to $613 billion by pumping up the separate Overseas Contingency Operations by $90 billion […]

Bolstering the role of service chiefs in acquisition would help make procurement more effective, the Army Chief of Staff told the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). “I’d like to see […]

For more than a decade, the Army has relied heavily on contractor support in Iraq, Afghanistan and at home to free soldiers for military tasks, but now that support is […]

Preserving shipbuilding would take priority if the Navy must take further budget cuts due to sequestration, Secretary Ray Mabus Wednesday told the Senate Appropriations Committee Defense panel (SAC-D). “In any […]

The clock is ticking, and sequestration will be back in 212 days, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Tuesday. SASC was examining the defense authorization […]