Defense Spending

The Pentagon has lifted a hold on deliveries of the F-35 fighter jet, built by Lockheed Martin. Â

Politics

Defense contractors spent millions lobbying Congress, get billions in new budget

Eric Boehm -

January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Retired military brass need to pay more for their health care, according to retired Adm. Mike Mullen, who articulated a position that contrasts with the protection lawmakers gave flag officers when they reduced cost-of-living adjustments for lower-ranking service members in the latest budget agreement.ÃÂ (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Shawn P. Eklund, File)

Beltway Confidential

Military brass need to pay more for their health care, retired Adm. Mike Mullen says

Joel Gehrke -

January 22, 2014 5:00 am

Opinion

Examiner Editorial: Don’t drop training standards so women can go into combat

Washington Examiner -

January 18, 2014 5:00 am

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates signs copies of his new book:

Op-Eds

A contrary view on Bob Gates’ ‘Duty’ as he saw it

Jed Babbin -

January 18, 2014 5:00 am

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P.

Beltway Confidential

Tea Party has weakened Republicans, claims retiring Armed Services Committee chairman Buck McKeon

Joel Gehrke -

January 16, 2014 5:00 am

ÃÂ The omnibus bill Congress approved Thursday is yet another example of lawmakers' propensity for overspending. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

Columnists

Omnibus spending bill stuffed with Pentagon pork

Veronique de Rugy -

January 16, 2014 5:00 am

Afghan farmers collect raw opium as they work in a poppy field in Khogyani district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Foreign Policy

Drug trade threatens to undermine U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, inspector general warns

Michal Conger -

January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Military wants air traffic controllers for space

Joel Gehrke -

January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Campaigns

Election-year pressures could paralyze Congress in 2014

Tim Mak -

January 3, 2014 5:00 am

A year of waste in review: 2013’s worst examples of taxpayer spending on the unused, unneeded and nonexistent

Michal Conger -

December 31, 2013 5:00 am

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Tag: Defense Spending

Defense contractors spent millions lobbying Congress, get billions in new budget

Military brass need to pay more for their health care, retired Adm. Mike Mullen says

Examiner Editorial: Don’t drop training standards so women can go into combat

A contrary view on Bob Gates’ ‘Duty’ as he saw it

Tea Party has weakened Republicans, claims retiring Armed Services Committee chairman Buck McKeon

Omnibus spending bill stuffed with Pentagon pork

Drug trade threatens to undermine U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, inspector general warns

Military wants air traffic controllers for space

Election-year pressures could paralyze Congress in 2014

A year of waste in review: 2013’s worst examples of taxpayer spending on the unused, unneeded and nonexistent

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