Search

The article reports that Christopher Kubasik, President of defense industries firm Lockheed Martin Corp., predicted that uncertainty over a budget law cutting appropriations for the U.S. Department of Defense would result in further mergers within those industries. Kubasik will succeed Robert Stevens as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lockheed Martin in January 2013.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of Defense plans to expand the number of foreign bases of U.S. armed forces for drone aircraft operations and special operations. The plan is considered as a significant change in U.S. military policy which will be accompanied by a reduction in expenditures on more conventional forces.

The article reports that U.S. President Barack Obama proposed a $487 billion reduction over 10 years in appropriations for the U.S. Department of Defense. The proposal would reduce the number of soldiers in the Army by 14 percent in that period. It is noted this reduction requires altering the traditional U.S. strategic doctrine of having the capability to fight two wars simultaneously.

The article focuses on defense industry firms which design and manufacture U.S. unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The increased use of UAVs in the Iraq and Afghan War has led the Defense Department to budget $3.5 billion for UAV purchases in 2010. Leading UAVs are often made by relatively small companies such as General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., which manufactures the Predator drone.

The article reports on the expected passage of the annual defense-policy bill by the U.S. Senate in October 2015, which authorizes funding for the programs of the Department of Defense like weapons procurement and expansion of benefits for veterans.

The article focuses on whistleblower Lt. Colonel Marshall Gutierrez, who was responsible for a large-scale U.S. federal investigation into army suppliers in Kuwait who allegedly overcharged the U.S. government and offered bribes to American government personnel. Gutierrez was found dead, which was reported as a suicide. His wife asserts that Gutierrez was not suicidal and charges filed against him after the investigation began were unfounded.

Focuses on the dissent with the United States Department of Defense over Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's plans to restructure and overhaul the U.S. military. Excerpts from the writings of Colonel Mark Cancian in the December issue of "U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings," suggesting that Rumsfeld drawn wrong the wrong conclusions from the U.S. invasion of Iraq; Belief expressed by senior Army and Marine Corps officers about what the military's priorities should be instead of Rumsfeld's vision of a military greatly reliant on high technology; Reaction from Rumsfeld's supporters within the Pentagon.

The author discusses the reduction of the U.S. Army by 40,000 soldiers in 2015 and the need for the Congress to investigate the large number of civilian employees at the Department of Defense and the spending policy on defense services.

The article suggests the possibility of fewer weapons development for U.S. defense companies including Lockheed Martin Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. as the U.S. Defense Department intends to reduce its budget for fiscal 2016.

The author argues on the lack of indication of any change in the workplace violence classification in the amendment to the National Defense Authority Act agreed upon by the U.S. House that would give benefits to the 2009 Fort Hood terror attack victims and other military victims in the U.S.

The article presents an overview of the proposed U.S. defense policy bill which could block military savings proposed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

The article looks at the U.S. Congress's consideration of funding for the U.S. Department of Defense for spending related to the Ebola epidemic in Liberia.

The article discusses the impact that the U.S. government's military campaign against the Islamic State militant group is having on the budget of America's Department of Defense (Pentagon), focusing on U.S. airstrikes in the Middle East, American President Barack Obama, and the U.S. Congress.

The article discusses efforts of the U.S. Department of Defense to boost funding for weapons development and purchasing, focusing on skepticism from defense industry executives over how contracts will be handled with new policies on weapons.

The article discusses the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD's) refusal to supply federal firefighting equipment to states because the equipment didn't meet Environment Protection Agency (EPA) emission standards, focusing on the Federal Excess Personal Property and Firefighter Property Programs.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of Defense has pledged to provide recruits to the armed services with athletic shoes manufactured by U.S. athletic shoe companies.

The article discusses the U.S. Defense Department's (DOD's) proposal to reverse a reported four-year slide in its weapons-buying and research spending as of 2014, focusing on the potential impact of the DOD's procurement budget on defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin Corp.

The article discusses a contest in Homestead, Florida, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense in which developers of rescue robots competed for grant money, which included a robot named Valkyrie from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The article refers to sequestration in U.S. public finance and discusses the efforts of two Republican lawmakers, Georgia's Doug Collins and South Carolina's Mick Mulvaney, to cut the U.S. Defense Department's spending budget for 2013 and 2014.

The article reports on U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's plan for implementing a series of spending cuts to the Department of Defense under financial sequestration in 2013, discussing how spending cuts will impact the country's defense strategy through the armed forces.

The article looks at U.S. defense spending as of 2013, focusing on weapons systems including the M1 Abrams tank from defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. and reporting on the political and economic considerations of members of the U.S. Congress in deciding which expenditures to cut.

The article discusses features of U.S. President Barack Obama's Defense Department budget for fiscal year 2014, among them the elimination of thousands of civilian jobs, $88.5 billion in overseas war funding, and an overall 1% reduction in spending from 2013's estimated level.

In this article the authors discuss the processes used by the U.S. Department of Defense, or the Pentagon, to acquire computer software and information technology (IT) systems for use in military innovations, such as the F-35 fighter plane, and argue that budget overruns could be avoided.

The article reports on ways in which the U.S. Department of Defense is planning for budget cuts due to public sequestration in the U.S. on March 1, 2013 by reducing deployments for the Navy, cutting flying hours for Air Force pilots, and reducing training for Army soldiers.

The author notes that differences of opinion exist on how much the U.S. should cut its defense budget and what those cuts would mean, and offers his own views on potential consequences of reductions of $350 billion and $500 billion, respectively, over a ten-year period.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of Defense has indicated it will begin preparing during the summer of 2012 for substantial reductions in military spending set to take effect in January 2013 if Congress does not approve overriding legislation.

The article discusses the economic impact of proposed reductions in the U.S. defense budget, with particular attention paid to how cuts could affect a tank plant operated by defense contractor BAE Systems and its surrounding community in York, Pennsylvania.

The article discusses how U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's belief that stronger partnerships and alliances with allies abroad will help offset the impact of reductions in the U.S. defense budget is belied by military cutbacks in European nations such as Germany and Great Britain.

The article reports that defense company Lockheed Martin Corp.'s 2011 profits dropped, as well as that its stock share prices have dropped after the U.S. Department of Defense's announcement about budget cuts within the department.

The article reports that Leon Panetta, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, explained the intended cuts to the budget of the U.S. Department of Defense, noting that the U.S. could still afford a land war against North Korea and a block of Iranian attempts to close the Strait of Hormuz.

The author argues that increases in U.S. defense spending following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. went mainly to existing defense technologies rather than the toward development of new ones, and that U.S. President Barack Obama's proposals to cut the defense budget are inconsistent with the need to modernize the nation's military.

The article reports that a 2013 budget proposal from the U.S. Department of Defense is $6 billion lower than the previous year's budget, and could be reduced further if the Congress does not approve some combination of tax increases and spending cuts.

The article reports that Marion Blakely of defense-industry group Aerospace Industries Association and industry executives are seeking to develop better relations with U.S. Republican presidential candidates in an effort to ward off anticipated reductions in the U.S. defense budget.

The article focuses on the 662 billion U.S. dollar U.S. Defense Department spending bill agreed to by the House and Senate on December 12, 2011, which would steer terror suspects toward military custody.

The article reports on the cuts in the budget allotted for the U.S. Department Defense which can pose threats to the national security of the country in 2012.

The article reports on the increase in funding for major rocket and satellite programs, which is reflected in the proposed 2012 budget for the U.S. Department of Defense.

This article explains that defense companies in the U.S., such as General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin Corp. and Raytheon Co., are posting higher net incomes in the fourth quarter of 2010 despite a decline in U.S. Department of Defense spending.

This article states that the decision by U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates to terminate the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program has led its supporters in Congress to take a rear-guard action to save it which could result into a protracted struggle over defense spending.

The article calls on the U.S. Congress to stop funding the plan by Department of Defense secretary Robert Gates to develop a second engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter which will save the government of 450 million dollars.

The article reports that contractors are preparing for a substantial decrease in weapons programs to be announced by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on January 6, 2011, which is a response by the U.S. Department of Defense to an imminent slower growth of its budget.

The author criticizes the massive budget cuts being made by the U.S. government on the U.S. Department of Defense.

The author offers an overview of his strategy to reduce cost and save at least 100 billion dollars in five years in the purchase of goods and services by the U.S. Department of Defense.

The article deals with the proposal by U.S. Representatives Ron Paul and Barney Frank for the Department of Defense (DoD) to reduce its spending and tackles DoD Secretary Robert Gates' response about it.

The article reports on the expectation of the U.S. defense industry for possible reduction in weapons-buying programs of the military after the Department of Defense announced cost control measures.

This section offers news briefs in the U.S. as of June 5, 2010, including the initiative introduced by Defense Secretary Robert Gates that would implement austerity measures and save 100 billion U.S. dollars in the next five fiscal years, the gas leak at the natural-gas well owned by EOG Resources Inc. in Pennsylvania before it exploded, and the controversy over the television show "Scripps National Spelling Bee" that could affect the image of basketball player Shaquille O'Neal who appeared in the show.

The article reports that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama seeks over 700 billion dollars for the Department of Defense in fiscal 2011.

This section offers news briefs in the U.S. as of December 2007. The new Census Bureau forecast changed the earlier version, which showed the impacts of recession and border control. A bill which covers the budget of the Department of Defense through fiscal 2010 has been passed by House legislators on December 16. Retired Army Major Christopher H. Murray was given a sentence of 57 months in prison by a federal judge in Georgia for participating in a gang of military officers who allegedly collected bribes from defense contractors in Iraq and Kuwait.

The article reports on fund-raising data and congressional records suggesting that U.S. legislators on the House defense-spending panel are receiving fewer campaign contributions from firms that benefited from special provisions added to legislation. A 67% decline in campaign contributions to panel members were reported in 2009. An average of 10,000 dollars each were raised by 11 Democratic panel members from companies that stand to benefit from earmarks added to the fiscal 2010 defense appropriations bill.