Congress

Congress supports bare minimum on Navy’s F/A-XX, while fully backing Air Force’s F-47

Appropriators and other lawmakers have pushed for the Navy’s next-gen fighter, but the latest NDAA offers only enough to keep the nascent program warm.

Provision to protect DOD civilians’ union rights stripped from NDAA

The House dropped bipartisan language that would have nullified Trump's anti-union orders after the Senate balked at a fight.

Pentagon would have to explain future JAG firings under NDAA provision

The compromise version of the defense policy bill reflects lawmakers’ concern about Hegseth’s February purge of three judge advocates general.

To rebuild America’s defense industry, unleash private capital

Here are two concrete steps to take: one by Congress and one by the SEC.

Congress to probe US strikes on boats in Caribbean

The U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees will open bipartisan inquiries amid conflicting Trump-administration statements.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 199: Rep. Rob Wittman

The Virginia Republican discusses the Pentagon’s acquisition reforms, the SecDef’s legislative-affairs bottleneck, and his priorities for the upcoming spending bills.

Lawmakers vow action to force Russian concessions in proposed Ukraine deal

House Republicans are adamant that the end of the war not be the “Munich Agreement all over again.”