Tag: Defense Spending

This Jan. 31, 2009, file photo provided by the US Air Force shows a CV-22 Osprey aircraft from the 8th Special Operations Squadron over the Emerald Coast outside Hurlburt Field, Fla.(AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Julianne Showalter)

A desire to excel may have caused deadly 2000 aircraft crash

Kelly Cohen · May 21, 2014 8:00 pm

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, and Chinese counterpart Gen. Fang Fenghui salute during a welcoming ceremony at the Bayi Building in Beijing. (AP/Andy Wong)

Examiner Editorial: What if China’s military is stronger than America thinks?

Washington Examiner · May 20, 2014 8:00 pm

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Earmarks may be dead, but pet projects live on

Susan Ferrechio · May 20, 2014 9:00 am

Major defense contractor Northrop Grumman wrongly charged the U.S. government more than $100 million, according to a new report from an internal government watchdog.Ã (Sipa/AP Images)

Northrop Grumman defrauds government of $100 million, IG says

Kelly Cohen · May 20, 2014 4:00 am

In this Image provided by the U.S. Air Force a row of C-130 Hercules aircraft taxi on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/US Air Force - Airman 1st Class Stephanie Rubi)

National Security

Pentagon’s finances remain a mess, GAO report finds

Kelly Cohen · May 13, 2014 10:45 pm

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National Security

Poop smell has (surprisingly) long history in national defense

Kelly Cohen · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

Chuck Hagel: Military’s transgender ban ‘continually should be reviewed’

Beltway Confidential

Chuck Hagel: Military’s transgender ban ‘continually should be reviewed’

Charles Hoskinson · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

Top military brass has a desperate message for lawmakers: please cut our pay. (Thinkstock Image)

Pentagon looks to cut military pay

Tim Mak · May 9, 2014 4:00 am

Ball Aerospace gets missile-detection contract

Ball Aerospace gets missile-detection contract

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2014 8:02 am

House panel backs Pentagon on sex assault cases

House panel backs Pentagon on sex assault cases

Donna Cassata · May 8, 2014 2:47 am

Military chiefs, lawmakers debate budget cuts

National Security

Military chiefs, lawmakers debate budget cuts

Lolita Baldor · May 6, 2014 4:51 pm

Staff Sgt. Vernon Jones of Grimes, Calif., stands in formation at the National Guard Armory in Oroville. (AP Photo/Appeal-Democrat, Chris Kaufman)

National Security

Slashing National Guard puts Americans at risk at home

Kurt Schlichter · May 6, 2014 4:00 am