Congress

By Marina Malenic The Senate Armed Service Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY ’11 Defense Authorization Bill would fence funding for a multinational air defense development effort until the Defense […]

By Emelie Rutherford House lawmakers voted last night to keep the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine in the Pentagon policy bill, though the program’s fate may be left to House-Senate negotiators. That’s […]

By Emelie Rutherford Congress looks to have failed to approve emergency war funding before Memorial Day, with a House panel delaying action yesterday. The Senate passed its version of the […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy took one of its strongest stands yesterday in support of Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) stating the service needs to move to a […]

By Calvin Biesecker The head of the largest advocacy group for the nation’s airports is asking congressional appropriators to direct the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to pay for any costs […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week released $121 million in port and transit security grant funding for New York state, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said on Wednesday. King, […]

By Calvin Biesecker Over the next three years, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expects to make "substantial reductions" in its contractor workforce as it seeks to find the best […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) was poised last night to weigh proposals to buy more F/A-18 E/F fighter jets and compel the Pentagon to account for […]

By Calvin Biesecker The terrorist threat facing the United States today is becoming more decentralized and diverse and includes an increasing threat from homegrown terrorism, Lee Hamilton and Tom Kean, […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to blame for delays in awarding grant funds from prior fiscal years for transit security, charges Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), the ranking member […]