Defense
Congress Questions Coast Guard's Stretched Resources
The Coast Guard is being asked to do more with less, and Congress is starting to push back. The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime...
Senate Blocks War Powers Resolution, Again
The motion to discharge S.J.Res. 114, a joint resolution to direct the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran not authorized by...
Threats from Russia And China Increase Demands For Unified Strategy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to examine two of the most consequential security theaters in the world — the Baltic Sea and the Indo-Pacific...
Sierra Nevada Co. Files First-Quarter Lobbying Disclosure
Sierra Nevada Co. LLC reported $270,000 in lobbying activity for the first quarter of 2026, its latest lobbying disclosure covering January through March....
Nuclear Stockpile Funding Decision Shapes National Security
The National Nuclear Security Administration sits at the intersection of America's nuclear weapons complex, nonproliferation efforts, and civilian nuclear...
A Contentious Hearing Tackles the U.S. Shipbuilding Crisis
Why it matters: The House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces held a joint hearing Wednesday on "Revitalizing...
Can Congress Do Anything to Curb Threats to Digital Infrastructure?
America's critical digital infrastructure — the data centers storing sensitive federal data, the telecommunications networks carrying classified...
Pentagon's $1.5 Trillion Budget Draws Sharp Democratic Fire
The House Armed Services Committee is set to examine a Pentagon budget request that, at $1.5 trillion, would nearly double last year's defense spending —...
Committee Examines U.S. Space Security Threats
Space is no longer a sanctuary. As China and Russia accelerate efforts to field anti-satellite weapons, jamming capabilities, and dual-use orbital...
Pentagon Cyber Chiefs Defend DOGE Cuts Amid Rising Threats
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation convened on April 21 for a congressional hearing roundup on the...
Environmental Laws Blocking Critical Minerals Supply
American dependence on foreign-controlled critical minerals — lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements — has moved from a niche policy concern to a front-burner...
Nuclear Modernization Hits Workforce, Cost Hurdles
Why it matters: The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing on April 20, 2026, examining the Department of Energy's atomic...
Pentagon's Modernization Push Tests Defense Priorities
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense is moving through its fiscal year 2027 budget hearings at a deliberate pace, and the Air Force and Space...
Pentagon Missile Defense Funding Faces Congressional Scrutiny
The Pentagon's missile defense portfolio — covering everything from ground-based interceptors to next-generation hypersonic countermeasures — is about to...
Nuclear Budget Debate: Necessity or Recklessness?
The FY27 Budget Request For Nuclear Forces And Atomic Energy Defense Activities hearing arrives at a moment when the nuclear weapons budget request is...
Congress Scrutinizes U.S. Africa Counterterrorism Strategy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy has scheduled a hearing on U.S. counterterrorism strategy in Africa...
Congress Shapes Future Naval Autonomous Systems Investment
The Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on maritime unmanned surface vessels, scheduled for April 21, 2026, arrives as defense companies have spent...
Pentagon Readiness Under Scrutiny Amid Pacific Tensions
The Senate Armed Services Committee is set to examine the readiness and posture of two of America's most strategically consequential military commands —...