Defense

Senators float plan to resolve Air Force tanker lease flap

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John Warner, R-Va., and ranking member Carl Levin, D-Mich., Thursday urged the Pentagon to consider leasing up to 25 refueling aircraft in the near term while buying the remaining number of tankers later through traditional procurement practices.

Defense

Air marshals depart TSA, join law enforcement bureau

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced Tuesday that the federal air marshals program will move from the Transportation Security Administration to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Defense

CIA effort to beef up recruiting begins to pay off

The CIA’s accelerated efforts to hire spies and analysts since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are starting to show results.

Defense

Cost of rebuilding Iraq is rising