Latest "Ken Calvert" stories

Top Republican on House defense appropriations panel wins re-election

Ken Calvert's competitive election victory puts him on track to chair the defense appropriations panel next year if Republicans take the House.

By Bryant Harris and Leo Shane III

3 weeks ago

Defense lawmaker races to watch on election night

A number of key defense policy leaders on Capitol Hill could be ousted from Congress on election night.

By Leo Shane III

5 weeks ago

Union urges ending Pentagon’s civilian hiring caps

America’s largest federal employee union is urging lawmakers to repeal statutory limits on the number of civilian workers at the Pentagon, some which date back more than 30 years.

10 months ago

House appropriators advance $706 billion defense spending bill

The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $706 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2022 over the objections of panel Republicans.

17 months ago

Lawmakers champion China deterrence fund, but not Biden’s version

Fifteen House lawmakers are calling on appropriators to fully fund a $4.7 billion request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative amid criticism President Joe Biden’s new defense budget submission has missed the mark.

18 months ago

Pentagon budget will shake up ‘legacy’ systems. Lawmakers are shaking back.

Top Pentagon officials are asking Congress to let them use the upcoming budget to shed unneeded weapons in order to invest in forward-looking technologies now. It wasn't an easy conversation.

19 months ago