Report: Reconciled FY 2018 Defense Policy Bill Contains ‘Amazon Amendment’
The fiscal 2018 defense spending bill introduced by a joint House-Senate conference committee includes an amendment that would potentially shift approximately $53 ...
Hill Negotiators Agree on $692B Defense Authorization Plan for Fiscal 2018
A joint House-Senate conference committee has unveiled a compromise bill to authorize $692 billion in fiscal 2018 Defense Department spending, with ...
NASA to Conduct CubeSat Study for Water Source On Moon
NASA has announced that scientist Noah Petro will lead a CubeSat mission to study the sources of water on the ...
Leigh Gordon: Australia to Field New Tech for Lockheed Autonomic Logistics Info System
Air Vice Marshal Leigh Gordon, head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program for Australia's air force, has said the ...
Bill for FITARA Data Center Initiative Extension Clears Senate
The Senate has passed a bill that would require agencies to continue to report data center inventory, conduct PortfolioStat reviews and share ...
Service Chiefs: DoD Needs Consistent Funds to Maintain Aviation Readiness
Aviation leaders from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy have urged Congress to authorize a stable budget for the Defense ...
Air Force Leaders Call for Fiscal 2018 Budget Stability
U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein have said the military branch needs a ...
Lawmakers Include $400M ‘Light Attack’ Aircraft Procurement Language in 2018 NDAA
A group of U.S. lawmakers has proposed a $400 million initial budget for the U.S. Air Force to purchase a new ...
Navy Nominees Thomas Modly, James Geurts Gain Senate Committee Approval
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the nominations of Thomas Modly as undersecretary of the U.S. Navy and James Geurts as ...
$500M Provision to Modernize Federal IT Included in Negotiated Defense Authorization Bill
Lawmakers have incorporated a provision that would fund federal agencies' efforts to update information technology systems as part of the ...