Defense

Armed Services chair eyes Pentagon acquisition process

Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., is concerned about skyrocketing costs of weapons systems due to addition of specific requirements to programs.

Defense

Lawmaker warns on using authorization to delay base closings

Efforts to stall base closing panel will prevent other initiatives from getting through, says Rep. John Hostettler, a senior member of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee.

Defense

Base-closing commission gets underway with briefing on threats

Panel did not get into specifics about which bases might be closed or consolidated.

Defense

Pentagon review could conflict with base closing panel

Commissioners express concern that recommendations of from Quadrennial Defense Review, to be released early next year, could render base-closing decisions obsolete.

Defense

Lawmakers may seek to stall base closure process

Tactics could include using the fiscal 2006 defense authorization bill to repeal the section of law authorizing the current round of closures.

Defense

Base closure panel begins four-month deliberations

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is expected to announce his recommendations next week.