Defense
Officials weigh restructuring of post-war Marine Corps
Strategy is likely to reflect the force's naval roots, and its need to again be lighter and expeditionary.
Defense
Panel rejects bid to divert funds for Bradley upgrades
House Armed Services Committee leaders say the proposed transfer is premature.
Defense
Defense logisticians face critical time
Operations in Afghanistan pose enormous challenges for moving vital provisions to troops.
Defense
Industry urges caution with Navy’s preferred supplier program
Trade associations say initiative needs refining before it is expanded departmentwide.
Defense
Senate border security bill stalls
Among other things, measure would pay for 1,200 new Border Patrol agents.
Defense
Intel nomination stalls as Republicans demand reports
GOP senators want details on spy satellite-related system and threat assessments for terrorism suspects who have been released from Guantanamo.
Defense
Defense industry's lobbying expenditures jump 7 percent in 2010
Increase coincides with Pentagon warnings of fiscal belt tightening.
Defense
Defense should do more to spur energy innovation, report says
Pentagon needs to partner with other agencies and industry to better leverage economic clout, CNA finds.
Defense
Senator places hold on intel nomination
Arizona Republican John McCain will continue hold until he receives a specific report from retired Air Force Gen. James Clapper.
Defense
Reservists boost Coast Guard's efforts to clean up Gulf
The agency's response to the oil spill is unprecedented.
Defense
Obama signs supplemental war funding bill
The measure provides $33.5 billion for Defense expenses in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Defense
Watchdog: Language skills still are getting lost in translation
Agencies could benefit from a more comprehensive approach to assessing their employees’ capabilities and any gaps in talent, GAO says.
Defense
Army suicide report raises concerns about drug abuse
There is a clear link between risky behaviors and soldiers taking their own lives, researchers find after a 15-month study.
Defense
Hearing elicits contrition, but few answers for Arlington Cemetery scandal
After nearly $10 million in IT contracts, officials say cemetery still uses paper records to track graves.
Defense
MilCon-VA spending bill breezes through House
The bill includes $77.3 billion in discretionary funding for fiscal 2011 -- a slight decrease from the $78 billion Congress provided in fiscal 2010.
Defense
House OKs border security measure
Emergency spending bill would provide $701 million for increased security along U.S.-Mexican border.
Defense
Obama wins ruling on Arizona law
Judge blocks most controversial parts of immigration law, which takes effect on July 31.
Defense
GAO: Coast Guard needs to revalidate modernization plans
Deepwater recapitalization program faces cost and schedule growth, watchdog finds.
Defense