Defense
In Iraq, managing the peace may be more difficult than winning the war
The relatively small number of American ground forces in Iraq is likely to be felt more acutely in the transition and stability phases of Operation Iraqi Freedom than during the war itself.
Defense
Criticism grows of no-bid work for Iraq reconstruction
The U.S. Agency for International Development's decision to sidestep open bidding for contracts to help rebuild Iraq should be investigated, congressional Democrats say.
Defense
Pentagon seeks to create new civilian personnel system
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has sent a proposal to Congress to overhaul the Defense Department’s human resources management system and transfer authority over Defense civilian employees from the Office of Personnel Management to the Pentagon.
Defense