Defense

Congress, administration test limits of rocky relationship

Members of Congress are increasingly expressing frustration at what they see as back-of-the-hand treatment by the Bush administration on national security, defense and foreign policy issues.

Defense

Agencies unhappy with 'Buy American' compromise

A newly revised proposal from the Defense Department on controversial "Buy American" legislative language has failed to assuage critics at other agencies.

Defense

Senate to focus on military part of Iraq supplemental

Defense

Defense moves to integrate pay systems

An initiative to integrate 79 military pay and personnel systems into one system moved forward Monday when Pentagon officials announced that Northrop Grumman would take the project into its implementation phase.

Defense

CIA requests probe into leak of operative's identity

CIA Director George Tenet has requested a Justice Department investigation into charges that the White House leaked the name of the wife of former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who traveled to Niger last year to investigate claims that Iraq had attempted to purchase uranium there, according to reports.

Defense

Senators take aim at no-bid Iraq reconstruction contracts

Defense

Senate to take up Iraq supplemental Tuesday