Viasat Inc. announced Thursday the company’s appointment of former National Aeronautics and Space Administration administrator and Oklahoma congressman Jim Bridenstine to its Board of Directors. Bridenstine, a 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, will
MoreRep. James Langevin, D-R.I., and Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., have introduced a new subcommittee that will focus on various areas such as information technology, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The subcommittee will also
MoreDefense Secretary Ash Carter has sent a letter to the leaders of House and Senate Armed Services Committees to outline his concerns about funding strategies and certain measures contained in the fiscal 2017 defense
MoreThe Senate has approved a series of changes for the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill to address potential resentment and confusion among veterans and non-veterans that apply for government roles, the Washington Post reported Friday.
MoreHouse Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Senate counterpart Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) plan to hold congressional hearings to re-examine a 1986 law that established the U.S. military’s current command structure, Defense News reported
MoreThe House and Senate Armed Services Committees have reached a compromise on a defense policy bill that would allocate $583 billion in fiscal 2015 funding for the Pentagon, Defense News reported Tuesday.
MoreSenate and House armed services committee leaders have enlisted nine trade groups to review the Pentagon’s weapons acquisition system and make recommendations to streamline the process, National Defense Magazine reported Sunday. Sandra
MoreSenate and House lawmakers have expedited their consideration of a bill authorizing $607 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2014, Defense News reported Monday. Paul McLeary writes a bicameral panel of Congress’
MoreRep. Buck McKeon has chaired the House Armed Services Committee since January 2011 after first becoming ranking member in 2009. The California Republican leads a committee responsible for overseeing the Defense Department
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