Tag: Defense Spending

An Afghan soldier adjusts his weapon sling during a practice session at a training facility on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 26. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

National Security

Funding of Afghan forces at risk of corruption, mismanagement without U.S. oversight

Michal Conger · December 5, 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

Liberal activists across the nation have since 1994 demanded a âliving wage,â which, depending on who is doing the defining, means the amount required to cover the basic needs of an individual or family. (AP File)

Examiner Editorial: Heritage Foundation’s Index of Dependence exposes the ‘living wage’ lie

Editorial Writer · December 1, 2013 5:00 am

Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, believes DOD's Defense Finance and Accounting Service is producing error-ridden financial statements.ÃÂ (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Chuck Grassley report questions accuracy of Pentagon financial statements

Kelly Cohen · November 26, 2013 5:00 am

The GOP is likely to re-take the Senate this year, according to one forecast. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

National Security

Roger Zakheim, unplugged

Tim Mak · November 25, 2013 5:00 am

A report in February explained in detail how the F-35 can't fly at night or in clouds or near lightning. That's right. For now, the Pentagon can only use its pricey toy in warm sunny weather. (Courtesy photo)

Conservatives should stop defending Pentagon waste and fraud

Veronique de Rugy · November 22, 2013 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Defense bill stalls over Democratic, Republican divide

Washington Examiner · November 21, 2013 5:00 am

The National Defense Authorization Act process has included debates over a variety of military policies, including missile defense, the Navy's biofuel use, Guantanamo detainee policies, troop pay increases and defense budget cuts. (AP File)

National Security

Senate leaves town with crucial defense bill stalled

Tim Mak · November 21, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said of theÃÂ National Defense Authorization Act:ÃÂ "This [nuclear option] blew it up.ÃÂ It harms the ability and desirability of people to work together."ÃÂ (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Senate’s nuclear option vote blows up defense policy bill

Tim Mak · November 21, 2013 5:00 am

Police arrest demonstrators wearing orange jumpsuits while protesting the Guantanamo Bay military detention facility in front of the White House in Washington on June 26. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

House GOP ‘united’ to keep Gitmo open

Susan Crabtree · November 20, 2013 5:00 am

National Security

Stars and Stripes: Sequestration still topic No. 1 as Senate opens defense bill debate

Washington Examiner · November 19, 2013 5:00 am

Pentagon contracts plunged 66 percent to $15.7 billion last month, the lowest level since January, driven by automatic U.S. spending cuts and a partial government shutdown.

Obama defunding the Pentagon’s net assessment brains

James Jay Carafano · November 18, 2013 5:00 am