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Congress

DoD IG Report Calls Contractor Vetting System Ineffective, Recommends Replacement

Mai Hanoon

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

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The Department of Defense Inspector General found that “the Navy Commercial Access Control System (NCACS) did not effectively mitigate contractor access control risks and allowed convicted felons to access Navy installations without the knowledge and approval of the installation commander,” according to a report already set for release this week and unrelated to the Sept. 16 shooting at Washington Navy Yard that left 12 employees and the shooter dead. DoD IG investigated NCACS, the system that allows defense contractors routine…

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]

Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]

Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]