Congress

Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Casey (D) made it clear he’s a strong supporter of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, speaking April 23 to suppliers of the BAE Systems’ heavy armor vehicle on […]

Army Secretary John McHugh told lawmakers the service is keeping an eye on the industrial base during dips in weapons work, pointing to the imminent release of a long-awaited report […]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wants to tap the Pentagon’s war-funding account to help offset some of the impacts of sequestration budget cuts, which are becoming more apparent to […]

The Pentagon will terminate some science and technology efforts in the coming months and cut hundreds of research grants to universities if “sequestration” budget cuts prevail, a senior Pentagon official […]

Military leaders said yesterday their budgets are being squeezed by the volatility of fossil-fuel prices. Senate Armed Services Readiness and Management Support subcommittee Chairwoman Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) noted to the […]

A wide ranging immigration reform bill introduced in the Senate yesterday that aims to boost border security while also providing a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants that are […]

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told lawmakers Wednesday he eventually will give them a clearer picture of what the next Pentagon budget would look like with “sequestration” cuts factored in, but […]

As it did last year, the Obama administration yesterday threatened to veto a bipartisan bill that would provide the private sector with incentives to share cyber threat information with the […]

House Republicans and Democrats on two committees yesterday said they would work to reverse proposed cuts in the Obama administration’s FY ’14 budget request for the Coast Guard that limits […]

An ongoing re-examination the U.S. military strategy is looking at prioritizing weapons programs that have multiple roles, a senior military officer said Tuesday. “One of the principles going forward in […]