Defense
Marine Corps, Army chiefs oppose ending 'don't ask' this year
Leaders say ending the ban on openly gay troops now would distract forces from combat training and operations.
Defense
Gates warns against gambling on 'don't ask' repeal
Delaying a vote until after the lame duck session could mean the courts decide the issue, Defense secretary says.
Defense
Panel urges OMB not to block F-35 alternate engine funding
The White House has made the second engine an example of government waste.
Defense
Defense study bolsters case for ending ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
Gates says Congress should act this year to repeal the ban on openly gay troops, to prevent the courts from abruptly making changes.
Defense
White House bows to political realities on military pay
For fiscal 2011, the House-passed defense authorization bill includes a 1.9 percent pay raise for the military.
Defense
Officials ousted from tanker program for mishandling information
The two companies vying for the contract each received a one-page document intended for the other.
Defense
Navy chief is preparing 'don't ask' recommendations
Roughead says Pentagon review allows the military to look at the potential effects of repealing the ban on openly gay troops in a “broad context.”
Defense
EADS: Mistaken data release won’t scuttle tanker contest
Contractor is giving Pentagon benefit of the doubt that an advertent release of sensitive information to its rival won't disrupt competition.
Defense
Navy watches clock on littoral ship plan
Adm. Gary Roughead says it could be a challenge to obtain congressional authorization to proceed by Dec. 14, when current contract proposals expire.
Defense
Group calls Defense budget cuts critical to reducing deficit
Former government officials and retired military officers say keeping department exempt from reductions is “short-sighted.”
Defense
Gates warns against deep Defense cuts
Defense secretary calls deficit commission's recommendations to slash Pentagon budget "unnecessary and unrealistic."
Defense
Republicans divided on defense cuts
Fissure opens between GOP lawmakers who say spending on the military is necessary to recover from a decade of war, and fiscal hawks focused on reducing the deficit.
Defense
House-Senate talks on Defense policy bill collapse
Authorization measure might fail to pass for the first time in more than 40 years.
Defense
Jockeying for top Democratic Armed Services panel spot begins
House committee's most senior Democrats were voted out in the election.
Defense
Navy seeks to split next littoral ship contracts
Benefits of awarding work to two firms include stabilizing the program and the industrial base for shipbuilding, and enhancing prospects for foreign military sales.
Defense
Air Force lacks schedule for next generation bomber
Officials plan to breathe new life into existing bombers to keep them flying and effective until the next long-range strike platform and its support systems are ready.
Defense
McKeon seeks House Armed Services leadership post
California Republican says he would put on renewed emphasis on oversight of Pentagon.
Defense
Navy to ax troubled programs
Possible terminations are just one part of a broader Pentagon effort to rid the military services’ budgets of unnecessary costs.
Defense
Webb blasts Pentagon for impeding flow of information
Virginia senator says Defense officials are showing a "lack of respect" for Congress and the media.
Defense
Webb to stall future Defense nominations over JFCOM
Virginia Democrat accuses Pentagon of slow response to requests for information on closure of Norfolk-based command.
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