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The list of critical infrastructures in the United States that if successfully hit by a cyber attack could result in a serious blow to national, economic and public health security […]

Senators said they want more information on how the Pentagon would fare under “sequestration” next year, saying data Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shared last week does not tell them enough […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a $39.1 billion bill for the Department of Homeland Security in FY ’14, sending the measure to the full Senate. The bill provides about […]

A confluence of ideas and events have come together to make it hard for the Defense Department to make its case for avoiding across the board cuts, a top official […]

The ongoing sequester and budget uncertainties in general are preventing the start of new research and development projects within the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, […]

The Pentagon is evaluating potential missile-defense sites in states including Maine and plans to conduct site surveys by the end of the year, a senior official told lawmakers Wednesday. Vice […]

The Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee yesterday approved a $39.1 billion bill in discretionary funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’14, about $72 million higher than […]

A Senate panel unveiled a budget plan Tuesday that would grant NASA more funding than House lawmakers are proposing and also increase oversight of efforts to develop a commercial spaceflight […]

The House could take up the defense appropriations bill later this week while operating under a rule allowing debate on only a limited number of amendments. House members have until […]

A group of pro-defense Republicans is blaming President Barack Obama’s missile-defense budget cuts for contributing to the failure of a recent missile-interceptor test. A Ground-based Interceptor launched from Vandenberg AFB […]