The Air Force and National Guard’s plans to modernize their C-5 aircraft fleets may be jeopardized due to opposition from both chambers of Congress, AOL Defense reports. According to Sydney J. Freeburg’s report, the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013 contains language that may hinder programs …

The first commercially-built spacecraft that NASA will use to taxi supplies to the International Space Station launched on Tuesday. NASA said the launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is the second demonstration mission for the space agency’s commercial orbital transportation services program. Administrator Charles Bolden said in a …

The U.S. Navy has reduced the projected $10 billion cost for its Next Generation Enterprise Network contract to between $4.5 and $5.4 billion over five years, Bob Brewin reports on Nextgov. Capt. Shawn Hendricks, NGEN program manager, told reporters on Friday the network will cost between $900 million and $1.07 …

Defense Department officials plan to expand the private-public cyber information sharing pilot program from 37 organizations to 200, Bloomberg reports. Defense Chief Information Officer Teri Takai told Arlington, Va. conference attendees that the Pentagon will seek White House approval within 60 days to add more companies to the two-year old …

Military service branches may start relying more on government-owned satellites and unmanned planes for their imagery needs as a result of the fiscal 2013 budget request, Reuters reports. While the U.S. government has not provided concrete details on its imagery spending plans, the report indicates the proposed budget includes cuts …

A Defense Department official has gone on the record saying the Department of Homeland Security should be the government entity with the principal responsibility for helping secure critical U.S. infrastructure from cyber attacks. Eric Rosenbach, deputy assistant security of defense for cyber policy, made the comments at the recent RSA …

The Department of Homeland Security‘s 2013 budget proposal includes a $33 million increase to continue work on the new St. Elizabeths headquarters project. The $33 million increase would bring the project’s funding to $89 million for 2013, according to the budget document. The agency said the 2013 funds would go …

Air Force Acquisition Executive David Van Buren will step down in March, Defense News reports. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley announced Van Buren’s intent to leave and return to the private industry in an internal email Friday, according to Defense News. The Air Force has not officially named a successor to Van …

The Department of Homeland Security is now poised to lead a Pentagon cyber defense project, according to a DHS privacy notice issued Friday. The pilot program was launched to test the effects of sharing classified information with defense contractors and their communications providers. Through the pilot, National Security Agency data …

The Missile Defense Agency for the first time will include a “Contractor Accountability for Quality” clause in an upcoming contract for ground-based missile defense development and sustainment, Bloomberg reports. The MDA will have the authority to adjust performance fees under this new provision, which covers parts for missiles, radars and …