Defense

Bid protest slows Pentagon’s electronic travel program

A revised solicitation, to be released in August, could include fixed prices due to GAO ruling.

Defense

GAO: Defense Department management weaknesses persist

Four years and $318 million in spending by the Pentagon was not enough to establish a strong enterprise architecture.

Defense

OPM set to absorb Defense security clearance agency

Merger will add more than 1,800 positions to Office of Personnel Management's 3,000-member workforce.

Defense

Pentagon installations chief steps down

Raymond DuBois will remain in an advisory capacity working on the military base closure process until early next year.

Defense

EDS delays release of earnings because of NMCI audit

Release of third-quarter earnings are delayed for a second time as auditors examine the development of the massive intranet project.

Defense

Court stops Defense Department anthrax vaccinations

A U.S. District Court has ordered the Pentagon to suspend anthrax vaccinations until the Food and Drug Administration allows more time for public comment.

Defense

Senators differ over Pentagon control of intelligence agencies

Top Democrat on Senate Intelligence Committee proposes split control of Defense intelligence organizations in times of war.

Defense

Navy appoints new leader for NMCI

Rear Adm. James Godwin will take control of the $8 billion Navy Marine Corps Intranet program.

Defense

Pentagon begins to gather base-closing data

The Defense Department is asking military installations to gather information that it will use in deciding which bases to close in 2005.

Defense

Korean War II?

A former North Korean Communist calls on the U.S. military to effect "regime change" in the country.

Defense

History lesson

A post-war analysis should provide lessons, not lies, to prepare the military for future conflicts.

Defense

Cult of personality

In a new book, a senior CIA analyst says al Qaeda is gaining ground around the world.

Defense

Commander-in-chief

Not since 1952 has a retired senior military commander been a serious first-time contender for the presidency. Former NATO military Cmdr. Wesley Clark could change that.

Defense

Secret wars

A new biography of a former CIA director explores the parallels between Vietnam and the war on terrorism.

Defense

Cycle of violence

In the search for peace in the Middle East, violence often follows the olive branch like night trailing day.

Defense

Intelligence questions

Criticism of the Bush administration is mounting for overselling, or misreading, intelligence regarding Iraq.

Defense

Oversight overlooked

Toothless congressional oversight overlooks soft spots in U.S. defenses.

Defense

Tilting at the Pentagon

Bulldog legislator Henry Waxman, D-Calif., is taking on a new target: the Defense Department.