Senate Sends $619B Fiscal 2017 NDAA to White House
The Senate sent the proposed $618.7 billion defense policy bill for fiscal year 2017 to the White House with a...
Report: Navy Refuses to Cut $17B in Shipbuilding Funds From FY 2018 Budget Plan
The U.S. Navy has declined to submit a fiscal year 2018 budget plan to the Defense Department that includes $17...
CNAS Report: DoD Should Take New Approach to Mobile Device Procurement, Adopt BYOD Model
The Center for a New American Security has said the Defense Department should implement a new approach to the acquisition...
Rep. Hal Rogers Introduces Stopgap Measure to Fund Gov’t Operations Through April
House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Kentucky) has introduced a continuing resolution that would fund the federal government through April 28...
Rep. Adam Schiff Eyes Support for Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as DoD Secretary Via Waiver
Adam Schiff Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) has said he would support the nomination of James Mattis, a retired U.S. Marine Corps general, as...
Program Management Bill Heads to White House After Senate Approval
A bill that would require federal agencies to develop a career path for program managers is now headed to the...
Report: DoD Postpones Decision on Potential $3.6B 3rd Missile Interceptor Site
The Defense Department has postponed its decision on a potential location in the East Coast for a $3.6 billion missile...
Robert Work: DoD’s Proposed FY 2018 Budget Seeks to Increase Spending on Munitions, Strategic Capabilities Office
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has said Defense Department planners have started to develop a budget plan for fiscal year 2018 that...
Robert Work: DoD’s 3rd Offset Strategy Eyes ‘Conventional Deterrence’ Against State Powers
Robert Work Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has said the Defense Department’s third offset strategy focuses on efforts that seek to...
CBO: House’s Government IT Modernization Bill to Cost $9B from 2017 to 2021
The Congressional Budget Office has said a House bill that would set up new budget accounts to fund updates to federal information technology...