Defense
Army pursues risky bid for boost in funding
Service seeks to be on par financially with the Air Force and the Navy for the first time since the creation of the Air Force almost 60 years ago.
Defense
Army officials seek to fend off Future Combat Systems cuts
Congress has routinely trimmed hundreds of millions of dollars from Pentagon's multibillion-dollar requests for project.
Defense
Two top officers oppose elevation of National Guard chief
Placing the Guard leader on the Joint Chiefs of Staff could prove divisive and lead to more bureaucracy, critics say.
Defense
House approves $447.6 billion Defense spending measure
Bill also contains provision to fund agencies with unfinished appropriations at 2006 levels through mid-November.
Defense
Negotiators reach agreement on Defense spending bill
Congress expects to pass only the Defense and Homeland Security appropriations bills by Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year.
Defense
Defense authorization vote likely to slip into next week
Language in the House-passed bill that would allow military chaplains to pray in the name of Jesus Christ remains contentious.
Defense
Guard wages last-ditch campaign to influence Defense bill negotiators
Effort seeks to reverse a tentative decision to scrap language that would have elevated the Guard chief to a four-star general.
Defense
Conferees back submarine provision in Defense bill
Move will help re-election campaigns of two Connecticut lawmakers.
Defense
Negotiators pressured to resolve 'Buy America' dispute
Pentagon is beginning to crack down on a law that requires the content of specialty metals be 100 percent domestically produced.
Defense
Defense spending bill clears the Senate
House and Senate negotiators will attempt to reconcile differences in time for the Oct. 1 start of the new fiscal year.
Defense
Senate Dems lose bid to criticize handling of Iraq war
Republican appropriator wins ruling that amendment was not germane to Defense spending bill.
Defense
Senate GOP moves to scuttle Dems' plans for Iraq debate
Majority leader aims to end debate on $468.4 billion Defense spending bill by Thursday.
Defense
California governor seeks more orders for C-17 cargo planes
C-17 program employs nearly 30,000 people in 42 states and has broad support in Congress.
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After the Bow Wave
The Army fiercely guards modernization plans as war bills come due.
Defense
GAO finds increase in wrongdoing by military recruiters
Incidents ranged from paperwork errors to serious allegations, such as sexual harassment and falsifying documents.
Defense
Army association raps Senate for delay on spending bill
Association's president stresses the importance of resuming consideration of the bill as soon as the Senate returns Sept. 5.
Defense
Report: Army future combat program may be unaffordable
Program could use up to half of the service’s procurement accounts, leaving little money to buy other weapons and equipment.
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