Defense

Defense review calls for major management changes

The Defense Department must improve how it recruits and retains workers, eliminate unneeded infrastructure and outsource some support jobs, according to the newly released Quadrennial Defense Review.

Defense

American troops have a knack for unconventional campaigns

The United States military actually has some successes under its belt in snatch-and-grab expeditionary missions.

Defense

Senate seeks to finish work on defense authorization

Management

House scraps Pentagon job competition provisions

The House removed a series of measures in the Defense authorization bill on Tuesday that would have limited outsourcing and allowed Defense employees to compete for work that is traditionally reserved for contractors.

Defense

Senate approves new round of base closings

The Senate Tuesday approved the Defense Department’s plan to begin closing military bases in 2003.

Defense

Law protects service members’ finances

Defense

Defense Department continues to push for base closings

Military base closings and realignments are even more necessary in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks in New York City and at the Pentagon, according to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Defense

Bush releases funds to repair Pentagon

Defense

Waging a war unlike any other

The foe has a different ideology, and comes from a different place, but the new struggle against terror will likely be as intractable, varied, and dangerous as the 40-year Cold War we just left behind.