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A House panel is calling for slight increases in defense spending over the next decade–which are more than currently projected but not as much as House Republicans previously sought. The […]

Work on the new government-funding bill was stalled in the Senate Tuesday by Republican senators who said they needed more time to review the measure a Democrat-run panel released late […]

Senate Democrats released on Monday night a new government budget, which Pentagon planners eagerly are awaiting to help them manage the across-the-board “sequestration” cuts that started March 1. “It doesn’t […]

March 12, 2013 UPDATE: Senate Prepares To Debate CR With DoD Budget Senate Democrats released on Monday night a new government budget, which Pentagon planners eagerly are awaiting to help […]

The Pentagon’s Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), a major target of cyberattacks, has refined its network and its dealings with private companies to fend off an increasing number of intrusions, its commander […]

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) announced yesterday he will retire from the Senate next year at the end of his term, after working in the Senate and […]

The House passed a long-delayed defense budget bill yesterday that is intended to help the Pentagon manage the new “sequestration” cuts, sending the legislation to the Senate for scrutiny by […]

Congressional Democrats and the White House offered tepid support for budget legislation that would help the Pentagon, though they signaled they are not happy with the bill up for debate […]

The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a full budget bill for the Pentagon over the next seven months that is intended to help it grapple with a $42.67 […]

Cyber security legislation is still important but the number one legislative priority this year for the Obama administration is immigration reform, the Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said yesterday. Despite […]