Defense
Armed Services chair eyes Pentagon acquisition process
Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., is concerned about skyrocketing costs of weapons systems due to addition of specific requirements to programs.
Defense
Lawmaker warns on using authorization to delay base closings
Efforts to stall base closing panel will prevent other initiatives from getting through, says Rep. John Hostettler, a senior member of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee.
Defense
Base-closing commission gets underway with briefing on threats
Panel did not get into specifics about which bases might be closed or consolidated.
Defense
Pentagon review could conflict with base closing panel
Commissioners express concern that recommendations of from Quadrennial Defense Review, to be released early next year, could render base-closing decisions obsolete.
Defense
Lawmakers may seek to stall base closure process
Tactics could include using the fiscal 2006 defense authorization bill to repeal the section of law authorizing the current round of closures.
Defense