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Pennsylvania State Sen. John Blake (D) is concerned about the potential end of M1 Abrams tank production and wrote to Vice President Joe Biden that he agrees with President Obama […]

The Marine Corps is “assuming risk” now with equipment modernization and unavoidably will continue to do so during a decade-long period of fiscal austerity, Commandant Gen. James Amos said yesterday. […]

After Tuesday’s election left the same parties in control of the White House and Congress, lawmakers and pundits expressed optimism yesterday that Democrats and Republicans will agree to fix budget […]

Barack Obama was elected to a second term as president Tuesday during an election when voters ousted some military policymakers in Congress. Obama said the United States is “defended by […]

Regardless of whether Republicans wrest control of the Senate from Democrats Tuesday night, the institution will have at least a short-term knowledge gap on military matters next year after a […]

The Defense Department has begun “some” planning for the possibility of tens of billions of dollars in cuts if Congress is unable to reach an agreement to stave off draconian […]

One senator and eight members of the House from Missouri have written the top DoD acquisition official asking for another look at what appears to be a recently changed Multiple […]

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), one of the more technologically savvy lawmakers who oversees the Pentagon, could be voted out of office Tuesday, even as the defense industry tries to keep […]

Reports that China’s second stealth fighter made it first test flight will likely impact U.S. military planning for the Asia-Pacific region, an analyst said. The Chinese military’s Shenyang J-31 is […]

The Senate’s plans for debating cybersecurity legislation before year’s end will be shaped in large part by next week’s presidential election, a senior congressional staffer said yesterday. After Defense Secretary […]