Defense
Report: Military can cover war costs longer than expected
Senior Pentagon officials have warned they need another $102.5 billion before accounts dry up early this summer.
Defense
Air Force budget wish list exceeds other services
Military identifies nearly $30 billion worth of equipment and projects that didn't make the cut in the president's budget request.
Defense
Air Force envisions multiyear contract for new tankers
The multiyear buy would not immediately affect Air Force budgets.
Oversight
First-term House Dems win earmarks while dueling over mantle of reform
Freshmen accounted for $263 million in personal, single-sponsor earmarks.
Defense
Congressional Budget Office: Military dependence on supplementals climbing
For fiscal 2009, Pentagon has requested $72 billion in emergency spending for new equipment.
Defense
Pentagon official seeks action on pending fiscal 2008 war supplemental
Delay could hinder the military's ability to operate and sustain its forces.
Defense
RAND study says U.S. lacks resources to defeat insurgencies
Report says government needs to invest billions more annually to improve counterinsurgency operations in Middle East.
Defense
Real growth in Defense spending nearly over, secretary warns
Fiscal 2009 proposal could become the largest department budget ever.
Defense
Commission defends proposal on state control of troops
Pentagon officials have argued that the recommendation is unconstitutional.
Defense
Pentagon punts decision on future F-22, C-17 production
Defense Department did not request funding in fiscal 2009 budget for either aircraft.
News
Defense chief offers $170B rough estimate of fiscal 2009 war costs
Gates argues there are far too many uncertainties to provide an accurate figure.
Defense
Defense chief says action needed soon on war supplemental
Pentagon leaders have grown increasingly impatient with Congress's slow action on war funding.
Defense
General doubts Marines can boost presence in Afghanistan
Commandant raises concerns about Marines who have spent as much time deployed as they have at home over the last several years.
Defense
Lockheed-Boeing bomber partnership draws interest
Air Force chief calls next-generation bomber one of his top priorities.
Oversight
Sources say Iraq supplemental may not accompany budget
Request will likely come to Capitol Hill in the spring, after subcommittees have examined the Pentagon budget.
Defense
Army growth plans may exceed cost estimate
GAO urges Pentagon to provide Congress with more thorough information on plan to boost ranks by 75,000 troops.
Defense
House approves revised defense authorization bill
Bill is expected to encounter little opposition in the Senate.
Defense
Pentagon seeks to buy more F-22 fighter jets
Move would add to the Air Force's fleet and delay expected production-line closures.
Defense
House sends defense bill back to committee for revision
Revised authorization bill contains policy initiatives aimed at beefing up oversight of the Defense Department and contractors.
Defense
Vetoed authorization bill puts military bonuses on hold
Services have come to depend on the incentives to keep monthly recruiting and retention numbers on target.
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