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Defense
Afghans May Not Be Ready to Take Over Security
A special inspector general's report finds that as U.S. forces head for the exits, the Pentagon has not met its goal for enlarging the Afghan security force.
Defense
Winners in military construction bill hope to stave off base closures
The fiscal 2004 military construction spending bill President Bush recently signed into law represents a multimillion-dollar investment in the future of military facilities around the country, possibly making them less vulnerable to the Pentagon's next round of base closing decisions.
Defense
TSA revisits German gun contract
The Transportation Security Administration is reconsidering its recent decision to arm U.S. commercial airline pilots with German-made Heckler & Koch handguns, only a few days after House Small Business Chairman Donald Manzullo, R-Ill., inquired about the agency's method of choosing a supplier, according to congressional and gun industry sources.
Defense
German gun maker wins TSA contract to arm airline pilots
The Transportation Security Administration has selected the German firearms manufacturer Heckler & Koch to supply the handguns the agency will use to arm commercial airline pilots.
Defense
TSA handgun contract draws ire of firearms makers
The Transportation Security Administration has run afoul of the world's leading gun manufacturers in an attempt to award a contract for the semiautomatic handguns it plans to give commercial airline pilots.
Defense
Senate panel prods agencies to share intelligence
A Senate committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve an intelligence authorization bill for fiscal 2004 that attempts to improve the sharing and analysis of information among intelligence agencies.
Defense
House Armed Services chief backs increases for weapons, pay
The new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says he'll push to significantly increase military spending on weapons, technology and troop salaries.
