Tag: Defense Spending

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Growing Democratic opposition to the nearly $612 billion defense policy bill is casting doubt on its outcome in the House this week. President Obama has threatened to veto the bill, which historically has garnered overwhelming bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

House passes defense policy bill

Charles Hoskinson · May 15, 2015 4:03 pm

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain is taking aim at the $49 million the National Guard spent on sports sponsorships in 2014. (AP Photo)

McCain slams National Guard for $49 million sports advertising bill

Charles Hoskinson · May 7, 2015 3:09 pm

National Security

Gen. Dempsey: ‘This is not a time to be withdrawing from the world’

Tara Copp · May 6, 2015 3:45 pm

"I remain concerned that IRD is acting improperly to limit the rights of potential whistleblowers to report instances of waste, fraud and abuse," John Sopko wrote in late July of last year. (AP Photo)Â

State Department slashes oversight in Afghanistan, putting billions at risk

Sarah Bedford · April 29, 2015 1:59 pm

"We've got to, got to, got to get after these headquarters," Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

House looks for Pentagon to ‘balance the workforce’

Tara Copp · April 23, 2015 11:28 pm

A pair of A-10 Thunderbolts fly by during a U.S. Air Force firepower demonstration at the Nevada Test and Training Range September 14, 2007 near Indian Springs, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

National Security

What to look for in the House’s defense spending bill

Tara Copp · April 23, 2015 9:00 am

"The threat is growing so quickly both in sophistication and in magnitude that it's hard to keep up with. But we're not catching up right here," said House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

House defense panel makes room for future base closures

Tara Copp · April 22, 2015 4:28 pm

On Tuesday, McCain said this year's bill will again direct the Pentagon to reduce its overhead. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

McCain: Defense bill targets Pentagon overhead

Tara Copp · April 21, 2015 8:15 pm

A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II lands at Nellis Air Force Base while participating in the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2006 (JEFX 06) April 25, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. JEFX is a biannual test of new systems and technologies by every branch of the military in an attempt to speed their introduction into the modern battlefield. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

National Security

Congress likely to protect A-10s in 2016 defense budget

Tara Copp · April 8, 2015 9:47 pm

"I intend to scrutinize all areas of the federal budget," Russell said. (AP Photo)Â

Russell follows Coburn’s footsteps, identifies $117M in first ‘Waste Watch’

Sarah Bedford · April 7, 2015 5:20 pm

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter prepares to greet North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the Pentagon during an honor cordon March 26, 2015 in Arlington, Va. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

National Security

White House indicates approval for military retirement reforms

Tara Copp · March 30, 2015 8:50 pm

A member of the Afghan security forces stands guard at the site of a suicide attack targeting parliamentarian Gul Pacha Mujedi in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Pentagon poured billions into botched Afghanistan security contracts

Sarah Bedford · March 30, 2015 8:24 pm