Defense
GOP report says private airport screeners can do more for less
Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., urges TSA to ‘get out of the personnel business’ and focus on setting security standards.
Defense
GAO: Reservists need better information about health care benefits
Defense should improve efforts to educate eligible reservists about the TRICARE program, report says.
Defense
House panel cuts more than $1 billion from nuclear agency budget
Subcommittee agrees to $1.1 billion less than Obama's initial request for U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration.
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Pentagon details plan for new nuclear bomber
Able to carry out missions with or without onboard pilots, the fleet would be the "centerpiece" of a suite of long-range strike aircraft.
Defense
Progress in Iraq called 'precarious as it is positive'
Lawmakers express concern over the timetable for complete withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Defense
Google says Chinese hackers breached e-mail accounts of U.S. government officials
"Phishing" scam tricked users into revealing personal information.
Defense
Space shuttle Endeavour gets set to attempt its final landing
Shuttle program will end after Atlantis mission in July.
Defense
Obama names new military leadership team
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey tapped as new chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. named vice chairman and Gen. Ray Odierno designated to be Army chief of staff.
Defense
House approves bill with nuclear treaty-limiting provisions as veto bait
The measures would restrict Obama's ability to reduce nuclear weapons.
Defense
From Nextgov: Gates, Shinseki detail joint health record management and development plans
The Defense-Veterans Affairs project will use commercial software where possible, the secretaries say in a memo.
Defense
In Joint Chiefs choice, Obama sees an independent but loyal soldier
Gen. Martin Dempsey would be the first Army official in the role since 2001.
Defense
Dempsey to be tapped as next Joint Chiefs head
Adm. Mike Mullen is set to step down in October.
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White House threatens to veto defense bill
The alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is key point of contention.
Defense
Federal intelligence workforce must shed jobs, experts say
After a decade of hiring growth, budget realities now mean the intelligence community will have to downsize, a task force says.
Defense
Cartwright said to be passed over for top military post
The general did not actively lobby for the chairman's job but would have been happy to undertake the post, friends say.
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Gates: Avoiding talk of cuts is 'managerial cowardice'
Outgoing Defense head says the military must determine what is essential -- and then be honest about the consequences of cuts.
Defense
From Nextgov: Defense looks for commercial alternative to its broadband battlefield radio
The Army could buy as many as 25,000 of the radios by 2022, if the procurement goes through.
Defense
Pentagon moves on new long-range bomber
Three contractors are expected to battle for the $55 billion order.
Defense
Nuclear agency releases strategic plan for next decade
Nonproliferation and modernization of arsenal top list of priorities.
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