Defense
Senate votes for $25 billion in emergency Iraq funds
But the Defense Department will get only limited flexibility in spending the funds.
Defense
House votes to allow troops to be used for border security
But lawmakers reject effort to repeal ban on abortions at overseas military hospitals.
Defense
Bucking White House, House votes to delay base closings
Despite a veto threat, House members refuse to drop amendment mandating a two-year delay in closures.
Defense
Rumsfeld defends Iraq policies
Joint Chiefs chairman acknowledges that forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are using up equipment faster than anticipated.
Defense
New attack plane faces cuts as defense bill takes shape
The F/A-22 could face $300 million in cuts to help pay for an increase in troop strength.
Defense
Two years later, difficult questions remain
Two years after the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, the federal government is struggling both to define its mission for sheltering the homeland and to organize itself to provide a broad antiterrorist shield.
Defense
Mill town looks to Defense procurement for lifeline
On the scale of the mammoth $369 billion Defense spending bill, a $3 million earmark to develop a lifesaving fabric for wounded soldiers is a pittance. But it symbolizes the hope of saving a textile mill in Lawrence, Mass.
News
Divided House panel approves steep domestic spending cuts
A sharply divided House Budget Committee approved a budget resolution early Thursday morning that would boost defense spending but cut domestic programs across the board.
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