Congress

The Center for Strategic and International Security (CSIS) is convening the second iteration of a Cyber Policy Task Force to advise the next presidential administration on cybersecurity recommendations it can […]

The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved by voice vote a bill aimed at increasing the importance within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of countering violent extremism […]

The House and Senate will likely put forward the defense authorization bill conference report by the end of the week, allowing both chambers to take up the legislation before going on recess […]

Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, the administration’s nominee for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, unequivocally declared that the service does not need to retain a dedicated close […]

During a Senate confirmation hearing today, the nominees for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and commander of U.S. Transportation Command named cyber attacks as one of the […]

NASA is evaluating letting the private sector operate a smaller space station in low earth orbit (LEO) so it may focus on the region around the Moon, according to a […]

The Senate today named the conferees that will work with the House to smooth out differences in their National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA). The Republican side is led by Senate […]

Obama’s next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff breezed through a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing today, with senators on both side of the aisle commending his service […]

A key lawmaker believes the Defense Department can reduce its current 15-to-20 year procurement process to three-to-five years by the time the current House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman leaves […]

GOP presidential contender Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has big plans to expand the military’s presence in the Middle East if elected in 2016. The prospect of ramped-up operations in the […]