Defense

White House objects to proposed Defense cuts

The White House is objecting to Senate Republican efforts to scale back President Bush's defense spending plans, saying the move imperils the Bush administration's effort to upgrade the military while conducting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Defense

Defense gets green light to hire experts at higher salaries

Under a new policy announced last week, the Defense Department will begin to recruit up to 2,500 “highly qualified experts” and pay them wages greater than other civil servants would receive.

Defense

Agencies seek to 'immunize' buildings against terror attacks

As the FBI scrambles to figure out who has been sending ricin to U.S. government facilities, scientists are placing new emphasis on the development of systems to make buildings “immune” to biological and chemical agents.