
The decline was attributed in part to revised labor rates charged by the prime contractor — Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin Corp. — and its subcontractors, according to the Defense Department.

The Republican-led House Armed Services readiness subcommittee disagreed with the Defense Department’s plans to begin the process of shuttering installations in what’s officially known as Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC.

U.S. Army leaders may soon ask Congress for supplemental funding to pay for “unanticipated war costs” as a possible solution to shortfalls in its overseas contingency accounts. Actually it was Republican Sen. Susan Collins who brought up the idea of separate funding for the service to fix the $8.3 billion shortfall in its Overseas Contingency […]

The decision, first announced by lawmakers from those states, drew instant criticism from colleagues on Capitol Hill who weren’t so lucky.

The House Armed Services Seapower Subcommittee offered support to two Navy programs under the scrutiny.