Defense
Military weapons vs. benefits issue heats up at hearing
Pentagon official notes DoD plans to spend $130 billion of its $419 billion fiscal 2006 budget request on military personnel and health care.
Defense
Lawmakers seek answers on fate of U.S. shipbuilding
Senators seek Navy secretary's support for using creative budgeting to pay for more ships.
Defense
Former Boeing CFO might face prison in procurement scandal
Prosecutors argue alternatives to imprisonment would do little to deter "such illegal conduct in the future by companies and their senior management."
Defense
Energy secretary defends request for nuclear 'bunker buster' study
Samuel Bodman says plan is "merely a matter of trying to respond to what we perceive to be the wishes of this Congress."
Defense
Rumsfeld defends supplemental, proposed program cuts
Lawmaker questions use of supplemental to fund recurring expenses of Iraq war.
Defense
Army seeks $12 billion annually for transformation
First installment will come as part of Bush administration's fiscal 2005 supplemental spending request to be delivered to lawmakers next week.
Defense
Senator: Base-closing process won't be as dire as expected
After meeting with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said that return of troops from garrisons overseas would lessen adverse impact at home.
Defense
Pentagon extends deadline for tanker modernization study
Study supposed to examine alternatives for modernizing Air Force's aging fleet of aerial refueling tankers.
Defense
Defense funding cuts may be just the beginning
Next year's request will be the one that translates sweeping changes outlined in the Pentagon's forthcoming quadrennial defense review into money.
Defense
Army budget request might seek little for force protection
Congressional sources say the Pentagon will seek a relatively small $100 million increase despite criticism the Army hasn't supplied critical equipment to soldiers in Iraq.
Defense
Deputy Defense secretary warns of 'substantial' supplemental request
Paul Wolfowitz says amount of additional fiscal 2006 funding needed "would be a wild guess at this point."
Defense
War supplemental might target military life insurance sales
Move follows allegations that the Army failed to process hundreds of supplemental life insurance policies for activated Army personnel deployed to dangerous destinations abroad.
Defense
Group calls for increase in Army and Marine troop levels
Project for the New American Century seeks boost of at least 25,000 troops each year over the next several years, says administration has "unfortunately resisted" increases.
Defense
Boeing critic under consideration for top acquisition post
Ken Krieg is considered a key adviser in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's inner circle.
News
Critics: Army transformation costs should be in budget, not supplemental
Pentagon has included $12 billion for transformation initiatives in wartime supplemental spending measure.
Defense
Panel investigates military family TRICARE complaints
Families claim revamped health care system fails to adequately cover special-needs children.
Defense
House chairman backs Defense intelligence unit
Says Pentagon efforts to beef up human intelligence gathering "will save American lives."
Defense
Rumsfeld trip before budget release sparks questions
Proposed budget cuts in major weapons systems could draw tough questions from lawmakers.
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