Pentagon Looks to Cut up to 50,000 Jobs over Five Years
Has a civilian workforce of 800,000
Defense Spending
Pentagon to Release 2014 Budget Plan Wednesday
Thanks to budgeting battle, expect it to be extremely confusing
Chuck Hagel Explains Plan to Deal With Reductions in Spending Increases
Doesn't want U.S. retreating from interventionism
Pentagon Delays Civilian Furloughs
Continuing Resolution gives them $10 billion in additional funds
Air Force Mulls Underground Tunnel Network for Nukes
Would make them harder for enemy to target
America's Nation-Building Follies
The U.S. record at nation-building isn't much better at home than abroad.
Covered at Reason 24/7: Hagel Walks Back Defense Budget Doom Talk
It's not the end of the world
Dependence on Military Spending Leaves Some States Vulnerable to Defense Cuts
It's never wise to rely on Uncle Sugar
The American People Need Real Spending Cuts
Both sides are guilty of using fear in the sequestration debate.
Dems Sequester Alternative: Cuts to Ag Subsidies and Defense
And, of course, the Buffett Rule
Pentagon Signs Deal for Smart Phone Scanning App
Would be able to analyze face, eyes, voice and thumbpring
Pentagon Dumbs Down Stealth Fighter Requirements
Eases rules in order to allow production as part of troubled program
Pelosi Has a Plan for Avoiding Sequestration Cuts
Says eliminating tax subsidies for oil companies would help
Boeing May Be Responsible for Air Force Tanker Overrun Costs
Maybe have to absorb $700 million as they go over budget on contract
Defense Contract Employee Claims He Was Fired for Reporting Fraud
In lawsuit, says he was trying to stop company from billing U.S. for work it didn't do
Defense Industry Worried About Defense Spending Cuts
Despite sequestration being ditched and no interest for cuts by the Washington establishment
Defense Contractors Wait to Hear About Budget Cuts
Spending put on hold pending fiscal cliff outcomes
Six Degrees of Military Spending
Nearly everyone knows someone who gets paid by the Pentagon. That's why it's so hard to cut.
Some Republicans OK With Spending Cuts
Want the traditional sacred cow considered in fiscal cliff negotiations
Pentagon Begins Preparing for Fiscal Cliff Cuts
If ever there were an argument for Washington gridlock
Why the Sequestration Cuts Shouldn't Be Part of Any Larger Fiscal Cliff Deal-Making.
So we're facing a "fiscal cliff," Ben Bernanke's term for the following things scheduled to take place on January 1, 2013.
Think Tank: Pentagon Can Sustain Deeper Cuts Without Risk
Hardly a surprise, considering the vast sums flowing through the military
Eliminating Tax Loopholes Won't Make Up for Defense Spending
Getting rid of things like mortgage and charitable deductions wouldn't make a dent
It's Time to Cut a Deal on the Federal Budget
We will soon find out if Chili Palmer was right when he said, "Sometimes you do your best work with a gun to your head."
Border Agency Looks to Expand Drone Fleet
Secures five-year deal worth more than $400 million
Would More Veterans in Congress Give Us a Smaller Military Budget?
Writing in The New York Times, U.S. Naval Academy historian Aaron B. O'Connell worries that a paucity of veterans in Congress makes lawmakers apt to mindlessly "support the troops" and oppose cuts in military spending.
Romney Campaign Focusing on Military Spending in Virginia
Spreading fear about job loses that would result from Obama's defense cuts
Ayotte Up a Step on Armed Services Committee
Campaigning against cuts to the Pentagon with senior Senators
