House committee votes for base closings in 2005

As it continued its marathon markup of the fiscal 2004 defense authorization bill, the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday voted to restore the 2005 round of military base closings.

• David Morris
• May 14, 2003

GAO: Energy needs to improve recovery of radioactive sources

• Mike Nartker
• May 14, 2003

Activist attacks U.S. military relief effort in Afghanistan

• Shawn Zeller
• May 13, 2003

Small businesses urged to seek prime contracts

• Molly M. Peterson
• May 13, 2003

Homeland officials grilled on whether money is adequate

• Michael Posner
• May 13, 2003

Senator introduces chemical, nuclear plant security bills

• Mike Nartker
• May 13, 2003

Bush appoints first chief human capital officer

President Bush plans to appoint an Ohio lawyer to be the federal government’s first chief human capital officer.

• Brian Friel
• May 13, 2003

Subcommittee votes to repeal 2005 base closing plan

• Molly M. Peterson
• May 13, 2003

Activists, Democrats brace for Defense environment showdown

• John Stanton
• May 13, 2003

War and peace

The British army's experience as peacekeepers in Ireland offers lessons for the U.S. military in Iraq.

• Neil Munro
• May 13, 2003

Aerospace giants to team up on Air Force project

• Congress Daily
• May 12, 2003

Defense contractors slide into homeland security business

Large, traditional defense contractors have easily remade themselves to be homeland security providers since the September 2001 terrorist attacks. But none appear to have made drastic changes that would redefine their core businesses.

• William New
• May 12, 2003

Lack of senior officials at Homeland Security stymies Congress

• Lisa Caruso
• May 12, 2003

Pentagon to unveil project to improve security at military sites

• Global Security Newswire
• May 9, 2003

Senate panel OKs ending ban on nuke research

• David Morris
• May 9, 2003

House subcommittee votes to cut military's tech budget

Management questions and concerns about outdated systems and insufficient integration prompted a House Armed Services subcommittee on Friday to vote to cut $2 billion from the Defense Department's fiscal 2004 budget request for information technology programs.

• Molly M. Peterson
• May 9, 2003

Critics question value of huge homeland security exercise

• Marilyn Werber Serafini and Siobhan Gorman
• May 9, 2003

House subcommittee backs military pay hike

• Molly M. Peterson
• May 9, 2003

Homeland security contracting expected to pick up

• Molly M. Peterson
• May 8, 2003

Roadmap for Homeland Security Department takes shape

The Homeland Security Department's top technology leader said Thursday that a "roadmap" outlining the new department's business process and corollary technology support should be released by the end of September.

• Maureen Sirhal
• May 8, 2003