Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) leads a group of more than 100 House Republicans who call for Congress to lift the spending caps and put $561 billion in base funding for the Defense
MorePentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said the acquisition reform language under debate in the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 2016 have mostly been removed following talks between lawmakers, Defense News reported Tuesday. Aaron
MoreCongress continues to work on measures that will help prevent a government shutdown as the end of the fiscal year nears without a long-term budget deal in place, Defense News reported Saturday. Leo
MoreHouse Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said during an interview on CBS’ political talk show “Face the Nation” that he expects the Senate to approve a continuing resolution to avoid a U.S. government
MoreThe Office of Management and Budget has told federal agencies to prepare for the possibility of a government shutdown after Sept. 30 if funding expires, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Nicole Ogrysko writes that with
MoreThe Senate will mull a $1.02 trillion stopgap measure that adds $74.7 billion for the military’s overseas contingency operations and funds the government through Dec. 11, Defense News reported Tuesday. Joe Gould writes
MoreAir Force Secretary Deborah Lee James has said a long-term continuing resolution would force the service branch to operate âwith over $13 billion lessâ and could affect some of its modernization programs in
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The U.S. Air Force would feel greater and potentially worse effects from a continuing resolution than a full-year budget for fiscal 2016, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told Defense News in an interview published
MorePresident Barack Obama met with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday to discuss their strategy on upcoming budget negotiations as possible U.S. government
MoreDefense Secretary Ashton Carter has said a lack of a full annual budget from Congress would push the Defense Department to implement what he called “irresponsible” cuts to military programs, Defense News
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