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By Lauren C. Williams   House Republicans are urging President Joe Biden to increase defense spending at least 3% in the upcoming budget proposal to better compete with China and fund modernization efforts in cyber and nuclear capabilities. "We urge you to reject demands from many on the left to cut or freeze defense spending at current levels," six Republican leaders from the House Armed Services Committee wrote Biden in a letter dated March 4. "Instead, we respectfully request you continue the progress made under the Trump administration to rebuild our military by requesting a 3 to 5 per...

A recent OMB memo tells agencies to remove contracting clauses related to Trump's diversity training executive order.

Colin Kahl, the Biden administration's pick to be the undersecretary of defense for policy, talked cyber and defense while dodging critiques on past social media posts.

While Neera Tanden's nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget is in peril, it looks like Shalanda Young will have an smooth path to confirmation as the agency's number two official.

By Lauren C. Williams   The chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. (Image credit: John Hoffman/Shutterstock.com) The Air Force Academy's IT infrastructure is in such dire need of modernization that its accreditation could be in jeopardy. That's what Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, the academy's superintendent stressed during a House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on March 2. "Our IT is woefully behind where we need to be a provider of cyber excellence," Clark testified. "Right now we have needs for immediate funding for this year, unfunded requirements, plus we need ...