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Defense
Former Defense chief meets with House Republicans
Rumsfeld warns GOP lawmakers about the dangers of assigning a specific amount in spending cuts without reviewing the department's strategy and priorities.
Defense
Panetta urges lawmakers to protect Defense spending
Pentagon chief says Congress should focus on the mandatory spending that is largely to blame for the deficit, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Defense
Appropriators cut $695 million from fighter jet, cancel tactical vehicle
Panel chairman assures colleagues that the bill covers the military’s most pressing needs despite belt-tightening measures.
Defense
War-related contracting wasted up to $60 billion, commission reports
Panel finds $12 million may have been squandered every day for the last 10 years.
Defense
Pentagon personnel chief investigated for 'tyrannical' leadership
Complaints allege Clifford Stanley is vindictive, wasteful, and unfit for service.
Defense
Army secretary creates commission to simplify bureaucracy
But John McHugh acknowledged that large-scale institutional change can take years.
Defense
House GOP chairmen balk at defense cuts
Lawmakers want to know the national security implications of a worst-case deficit-reduction scenario.
Defense
Cutting F-35 would be complicated, costly, Pentagon says
Engine order is the largest Defense contract.
Defense
Panetta tries to assuage Pentagon budget-cutting concerns
Additional $500 billion cut that would come if congressional deficit reduction committee fails to do its job is meant to be a worst-case scenario.
Defense
Joint Chiefs nominee warns against deeper defense cuts
At confirmation hearing, Gen. Martin Dempsey says cutting more than $400 billion over the next 12 years would carry heavy risks for the military.
Defense
GOP lawmaker balks at 'Gang of Six' defense cuts
House Armed Services Committee leader notes the proposal would require changes to military retirement and other benefits, a difficult issue on Capitol Hill.
Defense
Senate confirms Petraeus as CIA director
The Afghan war commander is credited with improving relations between the intelligence agency and the military's elite special operations forces.
Defense
Army's No. 2 officer worries about war's toll on mental health
Four-star general has become an advocate for soldiers suffering from invisible wounds.
Defense
Mullen initially wanted slower Afghan drawdown
Joint Chiefs chairman says he now supports the plan to pull 10,000 troops out of Afghanistan before the end of the year and bring home another 23,000 by next summer.
Defense
Ahead of Obama speech, key senator pushes withdrawal
Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin says he wants a “significant” reduction of forces in Afghanistan.
Oversight
Panetta confirmed as Defense secretary
He will be tasked with implementing the start of troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.
Defense
Senate panel cuts $6.4 billion from Pentagon request
Cut represents a modest portion of the $682.5 billion authorization plan.
Oversight
Mullen: Clock ticking for decision on Afghanistan troop withdrawal numbers
President Obama has committed to start removing U.S. forces from Afghanistan in July.
Defense
White House threatens to veto defense bill
The alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is key point of contention.
Defense
Gates: Avoiding talk of cuts is 'managerial cowardice'
Outgoing Defense head says the military must determine what is essential -- and then be honest about the consequences of cuts.
