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Energy Dept. Seeks $8.3 Billion for 2015 Nuclear-Arsenal Work
Some $2.7 billion sought for aging U.S. warheads, including the B-61 gravity bomb.
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Military Groups Brace for Battle Against Higher Health Care Costs
Lawmakers expected to stall on benefit cuts in midterm election year.
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Air Force to Congress: Save the Space Fence
The proposal preserves development of new radars aimed at keeping vessels safe from deadly space trash.
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The Biggest Threat to the Pentagon’s Budget Is Entitlement Spending
Our failure to reform mandatory spending is adversely impacting our nation and our national security. By Rep. Scott Rigell
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To Inflict Pain on Russia, Target Its Energy First
If Washington wants to change Putin’s mind about Ukraine, start targeting Russia’s oil, money and leadership – and stop drawing down U.S. troops in Europe. By John R. Deni
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Pentagon Slashes Army Tactical Radio Buy
The department’s 2015 budget request also pares $800 million from space systems funding.
Pay & Benefits
Obama: Growth of Military Pay and Benefits Cannot Be Sustained
Budget recommends less generous allowances, more fees for vets’ health care.
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Obama Budget Offers a Refreshed Management Agenda
Proposals echo-first term initiatives; list of priority goals to come next week.
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Obama Budget Plan Puts Controversial Plutonium-Conversion Facility on Hold
South Carolina site deemed too expensive for 2015.
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New Mexico Lets Nuclear Waste Remain Above Ground After Radioactive Leak
Atomic waste-filled containers are being temporarily stored outside faulty underground facility.
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Pentagon’s QDR Proclaims Military Ready To Do It All
The Pentagon's strategic plan assures Congress the U.S. military still will defeat anyone, anytime, anywhere – just for far less money. By Kevin Baron
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Congress Must Be Willing to Do More With Less Defense Spending
Those who think America spends too much for national defense are as mistaken as those who think that larger defense budget numbers translate into strong security. By Rep. Duncan Hunter
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Obama Requests ‘Smaller’ $500 Billion Defense Budget
President Obama’s fiscal 2015 budget request, released on Tuesday, vows to field a smaller military and still protect the nation by projecting a global force. By Stephanie Gaskell and Kevin Baron
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Crimea: The Greatest Challenge to Geopolitics Since the Cold War
As Russia confronts Ukraine, the definition of modern military intervention hangs in the balance.
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Syrian Electronic Army Threatens to Hack CENTCOM
A group of anonymous hackers backing the Syrian government is threatening to take down U.S. Central Command. By Patrick Tucker
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Pentagon Suspends U.S.-Russian Military Exercises
The Defense Department has halted all military-to-military exercises with Russia in response to the invasion of Crimea in eastern Ukraine. By Stephanie Gaskell
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McCain, Obama Team Agree: No Realistic Military Option on Ukraine
But the Republican faults the president’s foreign policy for the newly emboldened Putin.
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Top Armed Services Democrat: Don’t Bet on Sequestration Going Away
But the Pentagon budget starting in fiscal 2016 breaks the congressional spending caps.
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