Congress
Senate Armed Services To Examine Pentagon's Budget Crisis
The Pentagon faces a fiscal crisis that Congress will examine in a closed hearing on September 24. The Pentagon is grappling with mounting FY2026...
B-52 Fleet Set to Operate Nearly a Century
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, published July 31, detailed the U.S. plan for its strategic bombers and potential issues Congress may...
Senate Panel Will Receive Closed CENTCOM Update
Those sources also describe thousands of civilian and military casualties, while U.S. Central Command stated that its forces completed a wave of strikes...
House Recess Delays Hegseth Impeachment Vote Over Iran War
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled the final scheduled House session day on Sept. 16, sending members home early for a seven-week recess ahead of the...
Verification Questions Remain on Intergovernmental Support
Intergovernmental support agreements, or IGSAs, expanded across Defense Department installations from 45 in 2018 to 316 in 2025, while questions remain...
How the U.S. Military’s Command Structure Divides Authority
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) report “Defense Primer: Control and Command of the U.S. Military,” updated on September 11, examines how authority...
Cyber Readiness And Election Security Focus Of Senate Hearing
The Senate Armed Services Committee's Cybersecurity Subcommittee has scheduled for a closed briefing September 23 on cyber operations and readiness for the...
Golden Dome’s Progress And Direction Under Scrutiny in Senate
A Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee is set to examine Golden Dome, a defense initiative that has drawn sustained corporate interest and lobbying...
Security Partnerships Hold Steady Amid Growing Stockpile Demands
The network of nuclear laboratories and production sites for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is increasingly juggling work for outside...
Honeywell Terminates Contract With Etherton and Associates
Honeywell International Inc. ended its contract with Etherton and Associates Inc. on June 30, according to a termination filing signed on September 11.
Houthi Supply Networks Still Threaten Red Sea Shipping
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa held a hearing September 1 on countering Houthi terrorism and protecting U.S....
Symmatrics Inc. Hires Tower Strategy for Defense Lobbying
Symmatrics Inc. engaged Tower Strategy LLC to lobby on Computer Industry, Defense, Homeland Security and Science/Technology issues as the cybersecurity...
Taiwan Boosts Defense Spending Amid PRC Military Pressure
The Chinese government engages in persistent noncombat operations that erode Taiwan's military and societal resilience, including large-scale military...
General Dynamics Hires Keast for Defense Lobbying
General Dynamics Corp. added Keast Strategic Solutions LLC to its federal lobbying operation in early September. John Keast, the firm's founder and...
Marconi Technologies Registers to Lobby on Defense
Marconi Technologies registered with Capital Park Partners LLC to lobby on defense matters, adding a Washington presence months after the Canadian defense...
Senate Intelligence Committee Will Examine Iran Escalation Threat
Recent U.S. intelligence reporting indicates that Iran has grown more confident in its ability to sustain attacks in the Middle East and may be considering...
House Panel Examines Counterintelligence Gaps Against China, Russia
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held an unclassified hearing on September 2 examining whether U.S. national security and...
Federal Contracts to Disabled Veteran Businesses Surpass Goal
Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) have surpassed the government-wide prime contract procurement goal for the third consecutive year,...