Defense
Virginia lawmakers get last chance to salvage jet base
About 10,000 military and civilian jobs are on the line at Master Jet Base at Oceana Naval Air Station.
Defense
Senator urges recess appointments for key Pentagon posts
The nominations of Gordon England to be deputy Defense secretary and Eric Edelman to be undersecretary for policy are in limbo.
Defense
Bill's language reflects state's effort to woo base closing panel
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., tried to insert language in a spending bill that would have reopened a Montana airfield, shut down in 1996.
Defense
Panel seeks quick confirmation of Pentagon nominees
Nominees include two high-level Air Force positions.
Defense
Defense bill delay could alter plans to fight base closures
Amendment to put off BRAC might not come up for debate until after independent commission has completed its work.
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Guard leaders offering ways to end dispute over aircraft
Pennsylvania and Illinois officials filed lawsuits alleging the proposal to move Air National Guard aircraft is unconstitutional.
Defense
Senate votes to give military health care to Guard, Reserves
House lawmakers stripped similar language from its version of the bill.
Defense
Veto threat raised against any attempts to delay BRAC
White House issues warning shot to opponents of base closures.
Defense
Senate kicks off Defense authorization bill debate
A coalition of senators may mount one last campaign to stop the BRAC process.
Defense
Senate unanimously increases funding for vehicle armor
Bill would boost vehicle armor funding by $445 million.
Defense
Panel questions Air Force on changes in Guard, Reserves
Lawmakers questioned whether the Defense Department has the authority to alter the state-run units targeted in the latest BRAC round.
Defense
Overseas panel, Pentagon fail to resolve cost differences over moving personnel
Defense Department says moving troops home from bases abroad will cost $9 billion to $12 billion, while commission says price tag could exceed $20 billion.
Defense
State officials to propose dispersing Air Guard more widely
Guard leaders say BRAC recommendations will devastate aviation units and hinder recruitment and retention efforts.
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BRAC commission lawyer: States must approve Guard changes
Defense Department plan to strip planes from 23 Air Guard units around the country might be unconstitutional.
Defense
Cost of moving overseas bases elusive
Army's figure has grown in last several weeks and other services are now devising new cost estimates to relocate their troops.
Defense
DoD, panel set date to discuss overseas troop relocation
Cost estimates for move as high as $25 billion.
Defense
Subcommittee raps space program costs, delays
Lawmakers concerned that repeated issues with key space programs are sign of larger problems with the Pentagon's weapons-buying practices.
Defense
Hawaiian lawmakers urge base-closing commission to forget Pearl Harbor
Initially spared in this base-closure round, the historic Hawaii base is getting a second look from BRAC commissioners.
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Senators question Pentagon's reasoning for base closings
Decision to shutter Portsmouth Naval Shipyard threatens the future of Navy shipbuilding, training and research in the coastal region, lawmakers argue.
Defense