Budget

If sequestration is allowed to continue, the Defense Department will have troops with a good benefits package but a shortage of equipment and vehicles to support them in operations, potentially […]

Defense Department Comptroller Robert Hale told the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee that the Pay Our Military Act (POMA) language was “difficult to interpret,” particularly as it relates to allowing […]

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter plans to leave his post at the Pentagon in early December after two years on the job, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said yesterday. Hagel […]

The Air Force still risks missing its legally-required Sept. 30, 2014, deadline of having its statement of budgetary resources (SBR) audit-ready, according to the service’s number two civilian. As part […]

The House yesterday voted 249 to 175 in favor of a resolution to continue funding certain components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that deal with border security. The […]

The House and Senate armed services committees are proceeding with business as usual during the federal government shutdown, though at a somewhat slower pace, trying to arrange for oversight hearings […]

Commercial satellite operators that are part of a non-profit organization called the Space Data Association (SDA) are in discussions with insurers to see what value they might find in operators […]

Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.), the chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, announced he would retire rather than seek re-election in 2014, leaving behind a legacy of a keen awareness […]

Aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has been awarded two contracts potentially worth a combined $496 million for support of the company’s T56 engines, according to a company statement. The Defense Logistics […]

A member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said he hopes the defense authorization bill will not have to wait until December for final passage like last year, but with […]