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President Bush last week appointed Lincoln Bloomfield as the State Department’s Special Envoy for MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defense System) Threat Reduction, giving him the lead role for the United States […]

Budget Deficits Projected To Swing To Surpluses Vast Improvement In Federal Finances In Next Decade Could Be Enough To Permit Giant Funding Gains For NASA, Missile Defense, Other Federal Programs […]

By Jen DiMascio Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) will join the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate Minority Leader said yesterday. Wicker, appointed to the Senate to replace Sen. Trent Lott, […]

The United States needs to start a national debate about how the military should be shaped, especially as the nation begins to reduce its presence in Iraq, Sen. Jim Webb […]

Congressional auditors have found "serious" problems with an Energy Department nonproliferation program to redirect Soviet-era weapons scientists into commercial employment, saying DoE has overstated its accomplishments, paid salaries to Russian […]

By Jen DiMascio After the president signs the defense authorization bill into law, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is prepared to send a letter urging the […]

The Senate was expected to pass the defense authorization bill as early as last night, said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who called the legislation a priority as the […]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Undecided. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters last week that the vacancy on the House Appropriations Committee […]

The Defense Department is not expected to honor Congress’ request to deliver a supplemental budget request for fiscal year 2009 when it submits its overall budget Feb. 4, according to […]

Gates Meets With Polish Counterpart Klich; Poland May Gain U.S. Air Defense Aid U.S. Argues The System Would Benefit Europe U.S. military leaders are urging Poland to approve U.S. plans […]