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Officials say Iraq reconstruction will be lengthy, costly
June 4, 2003 Continuing violence and looting are delaying U.S.-led reconstruction efforts in Iraq and will require troops to stay for an extended period, Bush administration officials told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today. Foreign Relations Chairman Richard Lugar, R-Ind., and ranking member Joseph Biden, D-Del., both warned that public support for U.S. ...
House Iraq hearings will not focus on chemical weapons
June 3, 2003 The House Armed Services Committee will hold two hearings next week to study "lessons learned" in Iraq and to look into the number of troops that will be needed during reconstruction of the oil-rich country. But House Armed Services Chairman Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., will not follow the Senate's lead and ...
Lawmakers jockey for Homeland Security regional offices
June 2, 2003 As the Homeland Security Department decides how many regional offices to open and where to put them, officials are preparing for high stakes lobbying from lawmakers who want the offices-and the jobs-in their districts. While final decisions about the regional headquarters are not expected until late this year, some of ...
Homeland Security weighs airliner anti-missile system
May 28, 2003 At the urging of some members of Congress, the Homeland Security Department is considering a $10 billion project to protect the nation's commercial jet fleet from shoulder-fired missiles, but with the administration already cutting back on some security measures to save money, it is not clear whether the effort will ...
Defense personnel overhaul backed by full House panel
May 15, 2003 Although the debate was prickly and stretched for nearly 24 hours over two days, the House Armed Services Committee late Wednesday approved a $400.5 billion Defense authorization bill that would give the Pentagon broad new powers to manage its civilian workforce. The vote to report the bill was 58-2, with ...
House panel targets no-bid contracts for Iraq reconstruction
May 15, 2003 As the House Armed Services Committee continued its marathon markup of a new Defense authorization bill into the night Wednesday, it passed a bundle of amendments including one requiring federal agencies to explain and justify decisions to award no-bid contracts for reconstruction projects in Iraq. The amendment by Rep. Vic ...
House committee votes for base closings in 2005
May 14, 2003 As it continued its marathon markup of the fiscal 2004 defense authorization bill, the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday voted to restore the 2005 round of military base closings. Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., referred to another part of the debate over the bill, involving the Pentagon's run-ins with the ...
Senate panel OKs ending ban on nuke research
May 9, 2003 The Senate Armed Services Committee markup of the 2004 defense authorization bill would lift a 10-year ban on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons, extend research for nuclear "bunker-busting" bombs, and shorten the timetable for the Energy Department to get ready for new nuclear tests. While Armed Services Chairman ...
Panel may seek to delay next round of base closings
May 7, 2003 The chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee is expected to support a bid to delay the Pentagon's 2005 round of military base closings when the panel meets Friday, House sources from both parties said Tuesday. Subcommittee Chairman Joel Hefley, R-Colo., "would be receptive to a postponement" of a ...
Pentagon weighs increased presence in Africa
May 6, 2003 As Congress and the Pentagon consider closing or downsizing some bases in western Europe, officials are looking at stepping up the U.S. military's presence in Africa. "I think Africa is a continent that is going to be of very, very significant interest in the 21st century," Gen. James Jones Jr., ...
