Congress

With less than a week until the election, the defense contractor community has targeted contributions to several senators facing tough reelection campaigns, as Congress is set to face growing pressure […]

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) approved of the overall future Navy plan Secretary of Defense Mark Esper outlined earlier this month, with some reservations on unmanned ship speed. “As a longtime […]

The chair of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday he is “unconvinced” on pursuing a deep cut to the defense budget, adding he could see a likely reduction of […]

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday it is “utterly nonsensical” to predicate the Navy’s future fleet plan for 2045 on meeting a goal for 500 ships […]

Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday introduced legislation making clear that state governors are authorized to leverage the National Guard for cyber security support services to […]

A pair of senators are urging the State Department to impose sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, raising concerns the capability is being […]

Several members of Congress commented on Secretary of Defense Mark Esper’s new Navy fleet plan somewhat positively, but plan significant adjustments and expressed some concerns. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), chairman […]

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) said Tuesday he predicts Democrats will have to settle significant intra-party differences on reducing the defense budget if former Vice President […]

A new report by the House Intelligence Committee recommends a substantial increase in federal spending on basic research and development (R&D) and calls for the intelligence community (IC) to change […]

The House last Wednesday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would create a new grant program within the Department of Homeland Security to help state and local governments boost their cyber […]