Reuters – Lawmakers expressed growing skepticism about the war in Afghanistan on Tuesday as a House panel approved $649 billion in defense spending for the 2012 fiscal year, including $118 billion for wars abroad. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the Pentagon told Congress on Thursday he would ensure fiscal discipline of the U.S. military, saying the days of booming growth and “unlimited” defense budgets were over. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – A cabinet panel on Monday approved a $4.1 billion purchase of 10 C-17 military transport planes from the U.S.-based Boeing Co , a defence ministry official said, which could sweeten ties between the two countries frayed over an earlier rejection. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Past patterns may point to China, but top investigators say they will never know for sure who mounted a “significant” cyberattack against Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon’s No. 1 arms supplier. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Taliban insurgents led by suicide bombers attacked an Italian military base and set off another explosion in western Afghanistan on Monday, killing four people and wounding dozens, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Five serving generals, two colonels and an admiral appeared in an Istanbul court on Friday for questioning over an alleged 2003 plot to unseat the government of Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – House of Representatives lawmakers sent a clear warning on Thursday to President Barack Obama about growing exhaustion over the war in Afghanistan as they passed a defense policy bill authorizing $690 billion in military spending for the 2012 fiscal year. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty urged big changes to the Social Security retirement program Wednesday, but said paring defense spending is not vital to tame the bloated federal budget. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – President Barack Obama may pick Army Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey as the U.S. military’s top officer, filling a crucial post that in recent years has served as the main point of contact with Pakistan’s military, sources said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »