Budget

The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee this morning will mark up a $41.1 billion discretionary spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ‘17, $432 million above […]

The White House has come out against the Senate’s version of the 2017 defense authorization bill, opposing a number of provisions that would overhaul the acquisition process and rework the […]

The Senate on Monday kicked off debate of the 2017 defense authorization bill, beginning an amendment process that could have wide-reaching implications for the defense industry. More than 300 amendments have […]

Senate appropriators want the Navy to study whether it should expand its current program of record for the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EFT) ship—formerly known as the Joint High Speed Vessel— […]

To better put the Coast Guard in a position to counter drug smuggling far from American shores, Senate Appropriators are recommending a significant boost in the service’s research and development […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved an FY ’17 spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that includes $1 billion in cyber security funding for the National […]

The congressional defense committees want the Air Force to accelerate recapitalization of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). All four committees weigh in on JSTARS in their respective […]

When Senate lawmakers return this June from Memorial Day recess, they will have to contend with the more than 190 amendments to the 2017 defense authorization bill that have been filed Of […]

The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Tuesday marked up a bill that would increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’17 and buy initial production […]

Concerned about major acquisition programs being routinely stalled by protests by losing companies of the contract award, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants to up the ante on filing […]