China’s military wants to target US undersea sensor network: Analysis
Chinese experts believe that “the U.S. undersea surveillance system suffers from a number of vulnerabilities," according to a U.S. Naval College professor.
By Michael Peck
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Barracks 2030 isn’t a ‘fix it and forget it’ effort, USMC leaders say
Marine Corps leaders discussed the future of the nearly $11 billion dollar housing initiative at Washington's Modern Day Marine conference.
By Riley Ceder
Defense funding roils 2018 budget fight
To break Democrats’ insistence on parity between defense and non-defense spending increases, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is arguing defense spending has been hit harder.
By Joe Gould
Congress in for messy start to 2018
Although lawmakers managed to avert a government shutdown before skipping town for the holidays, they will face a mess when they return in January.
By Joe Gould
House GOP scraps funding plan as government shutdown looms
House Republicans are scrapping plans to wed a full-year defense spending bill to a short-term continuing resolution for the rest of government.
By Joe Gould
This week in Congress: The Cromnibus and the Christmas shutdown showdown
As U.S. lawmakers return to the brink of a government shutdown this week, defense insiders are hopeful Congress will find a path to a budget deal that eases military spending limits.
By Joe Gould
Full FY18 defense budget at center of latest government shutdown threat
Republicans want a full year of defense spending but only four weeks of funding for other government programs. Democrats are opposed.
This week in Congress: Closing in on 2018
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 11.
McCarthy: US Congress must pass 2-week CR to win two-year budget deal
The U.S. House’s No. 2 Republican said Saturday Congress must pass a proposed two-week stopgap spending measure to buy time to make a two-year deal to ease budget caps.
By Joe Gould
Trump’s tweet sparks fears of a looming government shutdown
If lawmakers can't reach a budget deal in the next two weeks, it could disrupt military pay and base operations.
Mark Esper sworn in as 23rd Army secretary
Almost four months after the Senate first received his nomination to be top civilian in the Department of the Army, former Raytheon executive Mark Esper took his oath of office Tuesday.
Fundamental changes afoot at major commands as US Army sets up modernization outfit
Acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy says setting up the service's modernization command could mean fundamental changes are afoot for major commands.
By Jen Judson