Stealth Cold War Coming Between US and China
Technology showdown in the air of the South Pacific
Defense
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
Obama Expected to Name Key Leaders Soon
Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel on short list to run Pentagon
Obama May Name Next Defense Secretary in December
Sooner than expected, along with his pick for next Secretary of State
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
Obama: Israel Has Every Right to Defend Itself
But warns that escalating the offensive on the ground could undermine any peace process
Fox News Brings Back Swift Boat Ad Over Kerry Secretary of Defense Rumors
Election of 2004 rearing its memorable head
Panetta Declines to Speculate About Future with Administration
Will he retire or stay on as defense secretary?
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.
Senator Calls for Classifying Fort Hood Shootings as Terrorism
Defense Department has it currently classified as workplace violence
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
US Navy Swears Next Carrier Will Stick to $11 Billion Budget
The carrier currently under construction is over budget, of course
Mitt Romney's Foreign Policy Speech: More of the Same, But Better, Stronger, More Expensive
Mitt Romney makes the case for his kind of interventionist foreign policy
DoD: Assange, WikiLeaks Are Not "Enemies of the State"
Cold comfort for Bradley Manning, though
Lockheed Drops Plans for Sequestration Layoff Notices
It would be months before they saw impacts, they believe
Pentagon Celebrates Combat Success of Trucks it Didn't Want
Truck design makes them highly resistant to bombs, but military dragged feet on getting them
Air Force Group Warned Military about F-22 Problems Years Ago
Has a tendency to cause its pilots to black out
$2 Billion Spy Blimp Finally Successfully Shoots Down Missile
Even the Pentagon doesn't want them anymore
Defense Lawmakers Plead for Action to Avoid Sequestration
Please don't take away their sweet, delicious pork!
Ryan Hits Obama on Defense, Energy Policy in Virginia
Our pork tastes so much better than their pork
US, Japan Agree on Missile Defense System
Intended to help prevent possible attacks from North Korea
What Is Mitt Romney's Plan for Afghanistan?
Good luck figuring it out from the party's recent convention, which offered conflicting views.
