By Dianna Cahn The Virginian-Pilot © December 4, 2013 NORFOLK Despite short notice and a holiday weekend, service members turned out in droves to make sure a commission studying how … More »
The Defense spending bill, which accounts for half the country’s discretionary budget, is the most recent legislation caught in the Capitol Hill partisan divide, after decades of Republicans and Democrats … More »
(DEFENSE NEWS 20 NOV 13) … Marcus Weisgerber and Aaron Mehta WASHINGTON — The Pentagon leadership is constructing battle plans. But this battle doesn’t involve tanks rolling across the hills … More »
NEW YORK TIMES 07 NOV 13) … Thom Shanker WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has traditionally managed rivalries among services by giving each one more or less equal shares of the … More »
By Bill Bartel The Virginian-Pilot © October 28, 2013 When Congress ended the government shutdown by agreeing to fund federal operations through mid-January, lawmakers gave themselves some breathing room to … More »
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon could face budget cuts much deeper than those mandated through sequestration if defense spending over the next decade follows historical trends, according to a prominent analyst. … More »
(NAVY TIMES 28 OCT 13) … Editorial The budget debacle that paralyzed Washington for weeks is over – for now. But the ninth-inning maneuvering by Congress and the White House … More »
Oct 2, 9:26 AM EDT By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers locked in a political stare-down Wednesday were buffeted by rising anger from across the nation about … More »