Defense
Panels OK special ops, cybersecurity funds
Other approved funds included $168 billion for the military's operations and maintenance accounts.
Defense
Customs chief's credibility remains in question
Finance panel chief is skeptical despite Bersin's explanation of his failure to properly file employment forms for his household workers.
Defense
TRICARE fee structure needs overhaul, says Defense official
Revamping the military’s health care system incentives is crucial to Pentagon savings.
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House panel poised to cut nearly $1B in Army programs
Program that includes small unmanned air and ground vehicles is emerging as one of the biggest targets for cuts in the fiscal 2011 defense authorization bill.
Defense
Customs and border chief faces scrutiny over household staff
Alan Bersin did not maintain proper employment forms for employees, Senate investigators report.
Defense
Committee approves three veterans bills
Bills range from therapeutic companion dogs to chiropractors for injured or emotionally troubled vets.
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House panel boosts military pay raise
Increase of half a percentage point over administration request comes just days after Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked Congress to hold the line on raises.
Defense
Lawmakers call for more steps to thwart terrorist attacks
Possible measures include conducting faster no-fly list checks and devising a way to regulate informal money transfers.
Defense
Hoyer: War supplemental ready soon
Majority leader says he would prefer the Senate to move the emergency funding bill first.
Defense
Gates seeks cuts in Defense bureaucracy to fund weapons systems
Pentagon chief announces he'll seek to cut roughly $10 billion in overhead costs to fund 3 percent real growth in modernization budget.
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Gates to Army: Speed up ground combat vehicle program
Pentagon chief wants to shave some time off the seven-year plan to develop and buy the vehicle.
Defense
GOP senator blocks disaster relief funding
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., opposes the measure because it would contribute to the deficit.
Defense
Defense Acquisition University president to retire
Frank Anderson, longtime leader of the organization, is set to leave at the end of the month.
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Majority leader wants budget resolution by Memorial Day
Finding middle ground on discretionary spending levels is proving difficult.
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Senator 'boiling' mad over lack of details on Times Square probe
GOP lawmaker says the Justice Department blocked an intelligence agency from answering a question about the investigation of the attempted bombing.
Defense
Army chief of staff will decide soon on troop increase
Gen. George Casey says he ultimately hopes to give troops three years at home between deployments to recover and train.
Defense
Senator asks for delay of Arizona law
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., asks Arizona governor to give Congress time to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
Defense
Army cancels competition for LOGCAP work in Iraq
KBR will maintain control of base support contract until U.S. forces leave Iraq.
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Navy secretary outlines how he'll reduce weapons costs
Among other steps, Ray Mabus says he will not hesitate to cut failing programs.
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