Budget

The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee trimmed or cut altogether 517 programs in the defense budget to make room for higher-priority spending, including additional planes, ships and ground vehicles that will […]

If Congress doesn’t approve by August a $3.7 billion emergency supplemental bill that deals with the recent surge of unaccompanied children at the southern border, then two Department of Homeland […]

The Obama administration on Tuesday sent Congress a $3.7 billion emergency request to address a surge in illegal child and adult migration from Central America into Texas, including funds for […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) on Thursday approved its version of the FY ’15 Department of Homeland Security bill, recommending $39 billion in discretionary spending, about $220 million below the […]

The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee (SAC HS) on Tuesday unanimously approved its version of the FY ’15 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), providing $47.2 billion […]

The House of Representatives made clear for the second time in six weeks that it will not allow the Air Force to retire its A-10 fleet, even though the Pentagon […]

NASA’s space technology efforts received 18 percent less than requested in President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request, according to legislation approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC). The […]

The House of Representatives began considering the defense spending bill Wednesday afternoon after the White House expressed concerns about the bill the day before. Though the administration stopped short of […]

The Coast Guard’s new Capital Investment Plan (CIP) delivered to Congress on Monday falls well short of its needs for annual spending on ships, aircraft and related assets based on […]

It is unlikely that Congress will make any progress repealing or replacing sequestration this year, two lawmakers said Tuesday morning, but they hope that in early 2015 Congress will continue […]