Congress

By Jen DiMascio The Army’s chief of staff outlined $3.9 billion in unfunded needs for fiscal year 2009–including $1.59 billion for Humvees and additional equipment for the National Guard. Gen. […]

Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, died early yesterday because of complications due to cancer. Lantos was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in December and […]

By Jen DiMascio The failure last week of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engine blade during proof testing is providing additional fuel for lawmakers who seek to restore funding […]

President Bush’s federal government budget for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, provides solid support for space exploration programs and for missile defense, experts said. Bush unveiled his NASA […]

By Ann Roosevelt Congressional budget cuts amounting to more than $789 million between fiscal year 2006 and FY 2008 have resulted in an Acquisition Program Baseline Schedule breach for the […]

By Jen DiMascio The House Appropriations defense subcommittee (HAC-D) is looking at proposals regarding the mix of fighter aircraft it will fund for the Air Force next year, according to […]

By Jen DiMascio Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday explained that the Pentagon has opposed mass production of additional F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets after weighing the near-term risk from near-peer […]

By Jen DiMascio Now that the defense spending request is out of the hands of the president, lawmakers are meeting with the service chiefs of staff and some of the […]

By Geoff Fein The next four years will be a challenging time for the Navy as the service looks to buy another aircraft carrier, five surface combatants, 18 littoral combat […]

By Dave Ahearn President Bush on Monday asked Congress to provide $17.6 billion for NASA in fiscal 2009, a 2.9 percent increase from the $17.1 billion that NASA actually is […]