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