Defense

Virginia lawmakers get last chance to salvage jet base

About 10,000 military and civilian jobs are on the line at Master Jet Base at Oceana Naval Air Station.

Defense

Senator urges recess appointments for key Pentagon posts

The nominations of Gordon England to be deputy Defense secretary and Eric Edelman to be undersecretary for policy are in limbo.

Defense

Bill's language reflects state's effort to woo base closing panel

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., tried to insert language in a spending bill that would have reopened a Montana airfield, shut down in 1996.

Defense

Panel seeks quick confirmation of Pentagon nominees

Nominees include two high-level Air Force positions.

Defense

Defense bill delay could alter plans to fight base closures

Amendment to put off BRAC might not come up for debate until after independent commission has completed its work.

News

Guard leaders offering ways to end dispute over aircraft

Pennsylvania and Illinois officials filed lawsuits alleging the proposal to move Air National Guard aircraft is unconstitutional.

Defense

Senate votes to give military health care to Guard, Reserves

House lawmakers stripped similar language from its version of the bill.

Defense

Veto threat raised against any attempts to delay BRAC

White House issues warning shot to opponents of base closures.

Defense

Senate kicks off Defense authorization bill debate

A coalition of senators may mount one last campaign to stop the BRAC process.

Defense

Senate unanimously increases funding for vehicle armor

Bill would boost vehicle armor funding by $445 million.

Defense

Panel questions Air Force on changes in Guard, Reserves

Lawmakers questioned whether the Defense Department has the authority to alter the state-run units targeted in the latest BRAC round.

Defense

Overseas panel, Pentagon fail to resolve cost differences over moving personnel

Defense Department says moving troops home from bases abroad will cost $9 billion to $12 billion, while commission says price tag could exceed $20 billion.

Defense

State officials to propose dispersing Air Guard more widely

Guard leaders say BRAC recommendations will devastate aviation units and hinder recruitment and retention efforts.

Defense

BRAC commission lawyer: States must approve Guard changes

Defense Department plan to strip planes from 23 Air Guard units around the country might be unconstitutional.

Defense

Cost of moving overseas bases elusive

Army's figure has grown in last several weeks and other services are now devising new cost estimates to relocate their troops.

Defense

DoD, panel set date to discuss overseas troop relocation

Cost estimates for move as high as $25 billion.

Defense

Subcommittee raps space program costs, delays

Lawmakers concerned that repeated issues with key space programs are sign of larger problems with the Pentagon's weapons-buying practices.

Defense

Hawaiian lawmakers urge base-closing commission to forget Pearl Harbor

Initially spared in this base-closure round, the historic Hawaii base is getting a second look from BRAC commissioners.

Defense

Senators question Pentagon's reasoning for base closings

Decision to shutter Portsmouth Naval Shipyard threatens the future of Navy shipbuilding, training and research in the coastal region, lawmakers argue.

Defense

Connecticut officials question savings for base closure

Lawmakers say the Pentagon low-balled the cost of closing the New London Submarine Base.