Defense
Budget breakdown: How agencies, programs fared
Winners and losers in President Bush's fiscal 2009 budget proposal.
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Defense chief says action needed soon on war supplemental
Pentagon leaders have grown increasingly impatient with Congress's slow action on war funding.
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Homeland Security seeks to bolster management, border security
Bush administration’s 2009 budget request represents almost 7 percent increase over this year’s spending.
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VA slated for big technology budget boost
Bush administration seeks 18 percent hike to replace aging equipment and enhance services.
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Administration seeks $515.4 billion in defense spending
Request includes $20.5 billion to recruit, train and equip new Army and Marine Corps forces.
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General doubts Marines can boost presence in Afghanistan
Commandant raises concerns about Marines who have spent as much time deployed as they have at home over the last several years.
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Air Force’s stealth bomber plans called unrealistic
Service’s commitment is questionable and development costs appear prohibitive, independent assessment concludes.
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Poor management continues to plague Homeland Security, IG reports
Lack of a unified IT infrastructure said to prevent the department from operating effectively.
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Lawmakers, Chertoff press for border funding
Homeland Security Department chief says he will request $12 billion for border security.
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DHS chief eases enforcement of new border crossing rules
Agents will give travelers without the correct documents a warning, still allowing them into the country without delay.
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Military officers say recruiting goals are being met
Army official acknowledges that service fell short of Pentagon standards for high school graduates.
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VA urged to use advanced technology to cut backlog of benefit claims
Lawmaker suggests Veterans Benefits Administration turn to artificial intelligence tools.
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Let soldiers blog, post YouTube videos, general says
Military should get its message out before jihadists do, says Army Lt. Gen. William Caldwell.
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Federal post-disaster housing programs come under fire
Lawmakers blast FEMA and CDC for slow response to health problems posed by 'toxic trailers' used in Katrina aftermath.
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Lockheed-Boeing bomber partnership draws interest
Air Force chief calls next-generation bomber one of his top priorities.
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Bush signs bill that sends unions back to bargaining table at Defense
Legislation restores collective bargaining and appeal rights for employees under the new Pentagon personnel system.
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Bush signs revised defense bill after concerns addressed about Iraq
Measure authorizes 3.5 percent pay raise for military service members.
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Forward Observer: Chief Concerns
With political uncertainty, the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be under the gun in 2008.
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