Congress

By Calvin Biesecker The processes and practices that have been used to test an electronic fence system that is being deployed along limited portions of the nation’s southwest border in […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senators told the Coast Guard commandant nominee yesterday that if confirmed he must continue righting the Deepwater acquisition program and addressing homeland-security demands. Vice Adm. Robert Papp, […]

By Calvin Biesecker A House panel on Tuesday approved an authorization bill for the Science and Technology (S&T) branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would boost the […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security and its industry partners are working to develop automated target recognition (ATR) capabilities for whole body imaging systems so that the machines […]

By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon officials are studying how President Barack Obama’s proposal to cancel NASA’s Constellation spaceflight program would impact the military’s solid-rocket-motor efforts. The White House’s fiscal year 2011 […]

By Emelie Rutherford Called before Congress to explain delays and cost growth with Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Pentagon officials said yesterday the aircraft’s initial operational capability (IOC) […]

By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard’s cost estimates to complete its ongoing recapitalization of major assets such as aircraft, cutters and related communications has increased over $1 billion in the […]

By Emelie Rutherford A key senator pushed back yesterday on new House earmark reforms that would change Pentagon budgeting processes, leaving the proposed changes in question. The House Appropriations Committee […]

By Emelie Rutherford Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a close watchdog of the contest to build the next Air Force tanker, said yesterday he will not fight to change Northrop Grumman‘s […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force plans to again seek approval to reprogram funding for replacing the engines in troubled target-tracking aircraft that the Pentagon said are "incredibly valuable" in […]