Defense

Defense personnel overhaul backed by full House panel

After lengthy debate, the House Armed Services Committee approved a $400.5 billion Defense authorization bill that would give the Pentagon broad new powers to manage its civilian workforce.

Defense

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.

Defense

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.

Defense

War and peace

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