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The Pentagon’s funding request for Navy shipbuilding for fiscal 2013 released yesterday is down by more than $1 billion from the current spending year, but did not reflect the plan […]

A former Pentagon official says he “can’t figure out” the Obama administration’s plan to invest in some industrial-base capabilities on a contingency basis in case it faces unforeseen equipment needs […]

The House Homeland Security Committee this year will continue to investigate homegrown terrorist radicalization, but will expand its counter-terrorist focus to include threats emanating from other countries and terrorist groups, […]

The Navy’s proposal to delay the purchase of a Virginia-class submarine and curtail other shipbuilding plans are being scrutinized by several Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) members. Adm. Samuel Locklear, President […]

Despite a nearly five-year old congressional mandate that all maritime cargo destined for the United States be scanned for threats beginning this July, a deadline that Department of Homeland Security […]

A senior lawmaker questioned yesterday if the Obama administration’s proposal to loosen rules for the export of some military equipment could result in U.S. equipment unintentionally ending up in China. […]

It is unclear whether a new law that President Obama is expected to sign that is expected to make it easier for airports in the United States to opt out […]

Two powerful lawmakers sent letters to the defense secretary and government auditors yesterday decrying the Pentagon’s decision to lift a probation on the development of a variant of the F-35 Joint Strike […]

Senate Republicans pitched a plan yesterday for staving off the initial defense spending cuts triggered by failed budget talks, garnering praise from House Republicans but rebukes from Senate Democrats. Sens. […]

Republican senators fighting potential defense-spending reductions triggered by failed budget negotiations are finalizing legislation that may try to offset initial Pentagon cuts with savings from attrition in the federal workforce. The […]