Tag: Army

National Security

Army chief warns budget cuts ‘make us somewhat vulnerable’ to attack

Paul Bedard · December 18, 2013 5:00 am

Travis accepted a total of $211,890 in kickbacks for contracts, with bribes ranging between $4,000 and $7,000 per contract, according to DOD.ÃÂ

Soldier pleads guilty to taking bribes, stealing fuel in Afghanistan

Michal Conger · December 11, 2013 5:00 am

In 2012, of the $828 million worth of contracts doled out through agency reverse auctions, 99 percent were awarded to one contractor. (Thinkstock)

Reverse auctions could save taxpayers millions

Kelly Cohen · December 11, 2013 5:00 am

Afghan soldiers and police get briefed during a training mission at Camp Leatherneck in Helmand Province, in Afghanistan, in June 2012. (AP Photo/Heidi Vogt)

Afghanistan watchdog re-opens investigation into unused Camp Leatherneck headquarters after inadequate Army report

Michal Conger · December 4, 2013 5:00 am

Afghan President HamidÃÂ KarzaiÃÂ speaks during the first day of the Loya Jirga in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. (AP/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he won’t sign security agreement with U.S.

Susan Crabtree · November 21, 2013 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Army intelligence headquarters is pathway for illegal immigrants

Joel Gehrke · November 19, 2013 5:00 am

U.S. soldiers from the 82nd Airborne division stand guard outside a forward base near Chinar village in the Ghorak district of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, in March 2007. (AP Photo / Rafiq Maqbool)

Beltway Confidential

Draft deal would keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan through 2024 — and beyond

Charles Hoskinson · November 19, 2013 5:00 am

In what seems to be a reverse Abercrombie & Fitch policy, the Army wants to use Images of "average-looking women" to promote the military. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

Happy International Men’s Day from the Army — pretty women need not apply

Ashe Schow · November 19, 2013 5:00 am

A letter sent to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel questions the Army's refusal to debar an Afghan contractor with ties to terrorist groups. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Afghan contractor with insurgent ties given contracts, access to US facilities

Michal Conger · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

An Army National Guardsman from Fountain pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing from the government for collecting recruiting bonuses he wasn't entitled to.

Army recruiter pleads guilty for bonus fraud

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with five active duty service members at Molly Malone's restaurant on Barracks Row in Washington on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama, Biden treat military service members to lunch

Meghashyam Mali · November 12, 2013 5:00 am

In this undated family handout photo Sharon Giammarco, hugs her husband Arnold Giammarco, 57, at a relatives home in Rocky Hill, Conn. Arnold Giammarco legally immigrated to the United States with his family in 1960 at age 4. Never having become an American citizen Giammarco, a U.S. Army veteran, was deported back to Italy in November of 2012 after serving time on criminal charges. (AP Photo/Family Photo)

Army vet expelled from US fights deportation

Washington Examiner · November 12, 2013 5:00 am