Budget

A key Senate panel wants the Defense Department to lay out its short, medium and long-term strategies for using an appropriate mix of military and commercial satellite bandwidth. The Senate […]

The Air Force preferred Sierra Nevada Defense Corp.’s (SNC) lower-risk rating for its Light Air Support (LAS) offering, despite its nearly $137 million higher cost, compared to competitor Beechcraft’s lower […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) recommends reducing the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) fiscal year 2014 budget request by $100 million, or 3.5 percent. The committee in its […]

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday that the Pentagon is not planning a “rollout of any grand plan” when it releases the findings of a comprehensive budget review in the […]

The Air Force said yesterday it awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a nearly $1.1 billion contract for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) production services. The not-to-exceed letter contract is for […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is concerned the Defense Department is missing an opportunity to save money by pursuing new ground radar programs for individual services instead of one […]

President Barack Obama has nominated the admiral in charge of the U.S. Pacific Fleet to become the chief of U.S. Strategic Command, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Adm. Haney. Photo by U.S. Navy. […]

Senior senators are seeking additional reforms to the Pentagon’s processes for buying weapons, including a reexamination of the acquisition system and attempts to prevent the addition of requirements to platforms […]

Senate GOP defense hawks want to change Pentagon policy legislation so it calls for ending budget cuts, advances plans for an East Coast missile defense site, and increases oversight of […]

Senate budget-setters agreed Thursday to seek a $516.6 billion defense budget that is larger than both House Republicans and President Barack Obama proposed, and also ignores “sequestration” budget cuts. The […]