U.S. Congress

By Jen DiMascio
The Senate Armed Services Committee has passed its version of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Apurva Mahajan
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has authorized the U.S. Navy to establish a Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Jen DiMascio and Apurva Mahajan
The House Armed Services Committee passed its fiscal 2024 defense policy bill on June 21.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
The HASC was poised to consider more than 800 amendments during debate on the legislation June 21
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson marked the first day of summer by cutting the ribbon on a new Earth Information Center.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson marked the first day of summer by cutting the ribbon on a new Earth Information Center.
Space

The U.S. House Appropriations defense subcommittee is providing $826.5 billion for defense and intelligence in fiscal 2024.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A group of U.S. lawmakers will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron to urge France to increase its support for Ukraine.
Paris Air Show

By Lori Ranson
Rhetoric from supporters and opponents of changing perimeter rules and increasing slots at Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) is spooling up.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s analysis of alternatives for its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft is underway.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) released his markup of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill on June 12.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
The push to give FAA near-term programmatic and funding stability is underway with both U.S. House and Senate versions of five-year reauthorization proposals.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
A House panel will allow the U.S. Air Force to move forward on planned A-10 and F-15C/D cuts.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Government Accountability Office in a report released June 8 says the Sentinel is behind schedule.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Lawmakers want to block U.S. Air Force efforts to retire Lockheed Martin C-130s and KC-135s from the Guard and Reserve.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The proposal is called the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2023, introduced last month.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force should return to its Cold War-era practice of flying a nuclear command post 24/7, a key lawmaker argues.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The measure sets the fiscal 2024 DOD budget at $886 billion, about a 3.5% increase from the current budget. For fiscal 2025, it would increase to $895 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. officials have repeatedly met with Turkish officials in recent months to try to get Ankara to support Sweden’s push to join NATO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Capitol Hill is supportive of the Pentagon’s, and particularly the U.S. Air Force’s, plan to develop large numbers of uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joined members of a U.S. Senate committee on May 16 in supporting a multiyear authorization measure for the agency.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon hopes to save $3.5 billion through its planned divestments of aircraft and ships across all services.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The remarks show that Menendez does not expect the White House to approve the sale of F-16s to Turkey in an exchange for Sweden's NATO membership.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Sen. Tommy Tuberville placed a hold on DOD nominations to protest a policy of the military reimbursing travel for service members who obtain abortions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force Secretary believes opposition has lessened as House Armed Services Committee panels are set to mark up the fiscal 2024 authorization bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations