Defense
Lockheed Martin Closing Plants, Cutting 4,000 Jobs
CEO says, "In the face of government budget cuts and an increasingly complex global security landscape, these actions are necessary for the future of our business."
Boeing, Lockheed Team Up to Try To Land New Bomber Contract
Billions of dollars in defense spending at stake
Database Shows Revolving Door Between DoD and Defense Contractors
Help them land contracts and get offered plum jobs
Defense Firms Will Begin Furloughing Employees Monday
Soon we won't have the resources needed to kill loads of people!
Submarine Admiral: China, Russia, Iran Building Up Forces While U.S. Cuts Down
Wants more money, natch
The Right Is Wrong About Defense
Conservatives insist military outlays must remain high in order to sustain employment levels. Are they serious?
Congressional Surveillance Supporters Get Big Defense Bucks
Twice as much campaign financing donations as the opposition
House Voting on Amash Amendment to Defund NSA Tomorrow
Latest defense spending bill now being considered by the House
Chuck Hagel Joins Spending Cut Fearmongering: "Draconian Actions" Possible
But austerity could've been the best auditor for a bloated Defense Department
House Armed Services Committee Working on $600B+ Defense Bill
Want to address issues from sexual assault to the war in Afghanistan
Senators Approve Fingerprinting Foreigners Leaving Via Plane
Will affect outbound travelers at 30 busiest airports
Global Military Expenditures Fall .5 Percent
First decline since 1988 fuelled by cuts in the West
Hagel Defends Against Claims of "Gutting" Pentagon Budget
The scariest tiny little cutbacks in the entire world
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
