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Reports on the proposals and plans by the Pentagon to reduce funds and allocations for the F/A-22 fighter jet to respond to costs in their operations in Iraq. Spending requests for the fiscal year 2006 budget; Controversies in reducing the country's federal deficit; Indications of military policy and public administration.

Reports on an internal audit by the U.S. Department of Defense which found Halliburton Co.'s failures to account for some of the $4.2 billion it has received for providing logistical support fior U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait. Questions raised concerning the accounting work done by Halliburton's subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root Inc.; Halliburton's response to the audit.

Reports on the legislative bill passed by the U.S. Senate providing additional budget for the Department of Defense for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the rest of its programs.

Reports on the U.S. General Accounting Office's declaration that military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are running 12.3 billion dollars over budget in 2004 and that Pentagon officials are trying to make up for the shortfall by transferring money from other accounts and delaying refurbishment of worn-out equipment in Iraq. Office's estimate of the shortfall; Administration officials' acknowledgement that costs in Iraq are running higher than the amount approved by the U.S. Congress.

The article reports on the wish list released by the U.S. Defense Department in response to the budget proposal of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump including the Apache helicopters for the U.S. Army, anti-submarine planes for the Navy, and fighter jets.

The article discusses U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's proposed budget for the U.S. military as of February 23, 2014, highlighting a proposed decrease in the size of the U.S Army. Topics addressed include potential political opposition to Hagel's proposal, as well as its directives on U.S. military aircraft.

The article reports on the insights of U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel regarding the impact of budget cuts on the operations of the Defense Department in 2013. Hagel warns about the occurrence of significant changes on military spending, number of soldiers, and weapons programs. It notes that Hagel faces a challenge on how to align the demand of his top generals with the outlined agenda of President Barack Obama.

The article reports that the U.S. Department of Defense plans to install more ballistic missile interceptors along the country's Pacific Coast in response to the increasing reach of weapons from North Korea. Planned to be completed by 2017, the initiative will cost approximately $1 billion and deploy an additional 14 interceptors according to U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. The authors also examine North Korea's aggressive foreign policy and tests of nuclear weapons.

The article looks at U.S. President Barack Obama's appointment of Republican former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense. It notes that some Republican politicians have expressed negative views of the nomination and cites issues on which Hagel's views are controversial, including U.S. policy toward Israel, the Iranian nuclear weapons program, and the U.S. defense budget.

The article reports that members of the U.S. House of Representatives added some $1.8 billion in earmarked spending not requested by the Defense Department to the $459.6 billion defense budget. This was a lower figure than in previous years. Defense appropriations subcommittee chairman John Murtha and ranking committee Republican Bill Young each added over $100 million in earmark requests.

The article reports that U.S. federal investigators are examining records associated with $6 billion in contracts associated with the Iraq War. As of September 2007, they have filed civilian charges against 29 soldiers and civilians stemming from fraud and kickback schemes. The Department of Defense has reorganized their procurement procedures in response to the scandals.

The article discusses concerns of the U.S. Congress over the development of a weapon to carry out nonnuclear missle strikes against distant targets. The Pentagon's proposal has set off a debate over whether the program could increase the risks of accidental nuclear confrontation. The plan calls for deploying a nonnuclear warhead atop the submarine-launched Trident II missile. If fielded, it would be the only nonnuclear weapon created for rapid strikes. Some lawmakers fear that the weapon could be mistaken for a nuclear warhead.

The article reports on the political battle over the future of the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. The airplane is used to carry military equipment, troops and vehicles, but each behemoth casts $200 million. The Bush administration, the Department of Defense, Boeing and lobbyists are all fighting over the purchase of additional planes at a time when the military budget is already tight. INSET: C-17 Globemaster III.

The article reports that spending by the U.S. Pentagon will triple in 2006, in an effort to combat the increasing number of powerful and sophisticated homemade bombs in Iraq. Such bombs, say military officials, are the number one killer of American troops. The move is an acknowledgement that despite years of rising death tolls from the bombs, the response has not been adequately coordinated at the highest levels. The Defense Department will double the number of intelligence, technical and forensic experts assigned to the problem. The response comes after attacks with makeshift bombs doubled in Iraq.

The article reports that the United States Defense Department warned military contractors of weapons cuts for 2006. The principal deputy under secretary of defense for policy, Ryan Henry, told defense industry executives that the government's military spending binge could not be sustained. Henry stated that the government was redefining the strategic threats facing the United States.

The article discusses efforts of the Pentagon, under pressure from the U.S. President George W. Bush administration, to cut spending. With its budget reaching record levels, the Pentagon is looking to cut billions of dollars in labor and equipment costs. Pressure for cuts comes from the Bush administration's growing awareness that the nation cannot afford to pay for new weapons systems, fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and cover major domestic demands. Pentagon planners are facing hard choices between staffing and weapons systems. This would be the first reversal in the Pentagon budget since 2001.

Reports that the U.S. military base closing commission voted to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and to delay closing Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico for at least four years. How the decisions came as the independent panel neared the end of deliberations that led to major changes in the U.S. Pentagon's plans for its bases; Role of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission in overturning several of the Pentagon's plans; Efforts of the Pentagon to consolidate far-flung military units at a smaller number of bases; Significance of the commission's changes, which involved some of the largest bases in the Pentagon's plan; Background on the voting.

Reports that a majority of members of the independent commission assessing the U.S. Pentagon's proposed list of domestic base closings say that the Defense Department probably overstated the estimated savings projected, perhaps by nearly 50 percent. Concerns of members about the accuracy of the Pentagon figures; Conclusion of a report issued by federal investigators that nearly half the Pentagon's projected savings came from cuts in military jobs that would be reassigned to other installations; Comments of former secretary of veterans affairs Anthony J. Principi, who is commission chairman; Views of the Defense Department spokesman Glenn Flood and other defense officials; Financial information on the anticipated savings from proposed base closings.

Reports that the U.S. Pentagon is struggling to replace body armor that is failing to Protect American troops from the most lethal attacks by insurgents in Iraq. How tens of thousands of soldiers are still without stronger protection because of delays in the Pentagon's procurement system; Disclosure of the new armor effort by U.S. officials, who acknowledged that it would take months longer to complete; Background on the effort to replace the armor, which began in May 2004; Why body armor remains critical to the military's goals in Iraq; Problems contributing to the delays in getting the stronger body armor; How, throughout the war, the military's procurement system has struggled to stay ahead of the insurgency.

Reports that a proposed overhaul of more than two dozen U.S. Air National Guard units has emerged as the most contentious issue in the Defense Department's larger plan to close, consolidate or realign hundreds of military sites nationwide. Review of how the Air Force wants to retire aging aircraft, close or consolidate bases, and give some units new missions, such as flying remotely piloted aircraft; Argument by officials in New England and in the Pacific Northwest that the plan would leave them vulnerable to terrorist attacks.

Discusses how, after years of failing to control cost overruns, powerful officials at the Pentagon are becoming increasingly alarmed that the machinery for building weapons is breaking down. Comments of U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, senior Air Force official Blaise J. Durante and David M. Walker, who runs the Government Accountability Office; Development of more than 80 major new weapons systems by the Pentagon; The soaring prices of new planes and ships; Uncertainty over a solution; Reasons why the nation's arsenal costs so much; Role of Congress in approving more money for more armaments programs; Outlook.

Focuses on a fierce debate among experts inside and outside the U.S. government over a warhead called the W-76, the centerpiece of the nation's nuclear arsenal, carried aboard the fleet of nuclear submarines in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Questions over its reliability and its place in the nuclear arsenal/ Government plan to spend more than two billion dollars on an overhaul to extend the life of the aging warheads; Fears of some weapons scientists that the warheads have a design flaw; Possibility that the government will replace the W-76 altogether; Views of arms-control advocates who oppose the overhaul program; History of the warhead; Why the W-76's importance is rising; Questions that surround the weapon's basic design; Comments of Richard L. Morse, a physicist at the weapons laboratory who directed advanced concepts for bomb design; Outlook. INSET: Concerns About a Key Nuclear Warhead.

Focuses on military base closings in the U.S. Aggressive lobbying campaigns by communities to stave off cuts and other changes; Scrutiny of Pentagon officials on all domestic bases; Reference to Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld's list of recommended base closings, consolidations and realignments; The broader goal of making the military more agile and responsive to security threats; Efforts of state officials to preserve their installations; Views of military analysts; Outlook for a decision by an independent commission; Deadlines; Scope of the four previous rounds of base closures; Question of the open-ended military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. INSET: The Road Ahead for Military Bases.

The article offers information on the U.S. Department of Defense budget bill passed by the House of Representatives wherein President Barack Obama threatened to veto the bill.

Reports that President Bush will announce his proposal that military spending in the next fiscal year will rise only enough to keep pace with inflation.

Reports that Defense Secretary Dick Cheney has ordered the nation's armed forces to draw up plans for cutting $180 billion in projected spending, due to deficit concerns and political reforms in the Eastern bloc.

Reports that Congressional negotiators announced on Nov. 2 that they had agreed on a $305 billion military programs bill that cut financing for `Star Wars,' the strategic defense initiative that began in the Reagan administration. How other weapons systems were affected; Defense Secretary Dick Cheney's reaction.

Reports that the Senate voted to reduce President Bush's budget for the `Star Wars' anti-missile program by $800 million and endorsed a cut of about $900 million for production of the Navy's Trident 2 missile. Previous reductions; Views of Senator Sam Nunn, Representative Les Aspin and others.

Reports that a 1990 military programs bill was approved by the Senate that leaves it in a fundamental dispute with the House of Representatives over how to divide an increasingly lean Pentagon budget. Details of bill; Issues of debate. INSET: Weapons spending: Three versions..

The House of Representatives voted 176-90 to not fund the Midgetman nuclear missile, a severe blow to President George Bush's nuclear modernization program. Rejection of Congressional compromise; Differences on military budget with the Senate; Funding for F-14 fighter jet.

Discusses current concerns that the US Defense Department relies too heavily on the Army Reserves and the states' National Guard units. Impact of smaller budgets and manpower cuts; Problems associated with treating regulars and reserves as equal partners in defense.

Reports that military research is scaling back in the face of the federal budget deficit and an easing of cold war tensions, opening new opportunities for developing civilian technologies. Concerns; Trends; Effects; Failures; The future.

The author argues against the U.S. Congress's reduction in the budget for the Department of Defense for 2014-2015.

The article offers the author's insights on the need for the budget of the U.S Department of Defense to be reduced with the Iraq war over.

The article reports on the concerns expressed by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel regarding the impact of budget cuts on military operations during his first day in office on February 27, 2013.

The article reports on the money-savings measures adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense in case the Congress and President Barack Obama may fail to reach a deal on spending and the deficit.

The author reflects on the right-sizing of defense budget in the U.S. Department of Defense. He states that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta proposed a budget which will cut $487 billion from planned defense spending over 10 years. He mentions that the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles fiscal commission also recommended cuts on the same range. He adds that Admiral Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, considered debt as the biggest threat to national security.

The Senate voted Wednesday to spend $2.5 billion on 10 military cargo jets that the Obama administration does not want. The 64-34 vote came on an amendment to the defense appropriations bill. The House has already approved a defense appropriations bill that includes money for the C-17s. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced a major reshaping of the Pentagon budget on Monday, with deep cuts in many traditional weapons systems but new billions of dollars for others, along with more troops and new technology to fight the insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan. The decisions are expected to set off a vigorous round of lobbying over the priorities embroidered into the Defense Department's half-trillion dollars of annual spending. They represent the first broad rethinking of American military strategy under the Obama administration, which plans to shift more money to counterterrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan while spending less on preparations for conventional warfare against large nations like China and Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate negotiators have approved a $459bn bill for military spending but has rejected a Republican proposal to pass $70bn more to continue fighting the war in Iraq without any restrictions. Republican Senator Ted Stevens has urged the negotiators to provide the $70bn, separate from the regular U.S. Defense Department budget. Short-term financing for the Iraq war is not included under the military spending bill which pays for weapons systems.

Reports that the U.S. military plans to invest tens of billions of dollars in automated armed forces. The Pentagon's prediction that robot soldiers will be a major fighting force in the American military in less than a decade; Features of robot soldiers, which will think, see and react increasingly like humans; How the ultimate ideal of unmanned warfare is combat without casualties, according to Pentagon officials and military contractors; The growing demand for armed bomb-disposal robots in Iraq; Prototypes; Overview of the Pentagon's Future Combat Systems project; Question of how realistic the Army's timetable is for the project, currently in the first stages of development. INSET: Futurre Fighting Force.

Focuses on Edward C. Aldridge, Jr., who worked under U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, and who now sits on the board at Lockheed Martin, which gets more than $20 billion a year in military contracts. Career details; Recommendation of Aldridge, who also serves on the space advisory commission, that much of NASA's work be privatized, a potential boon to Lockheed; Comments of Aldridge; Scrutiny of the multiple roles played by top Pentagon and government officials like Aldridge; Report from the Project on Government Oversight, which studies military spending; Failed efforts of Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, to tighten ethic laws on Pentagon spending; Stance of the President George W. Bush administration; Potential areas of conflict. INSET: One Man's Deft Journey.

Reports that the United States Senate has approved a budget for the government's military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Amount allocated to the Department of Defense; Number of senators that approved the budget; Senate's decision to increase control on how the government will spend the money.

Reports that the Boeing Company is running more than a year behind schedule and billions of dollars over cost on a highly classified program to build the next generation of reconnaissance satellites, forcing the U.S. government to shift billions from other spy programs, according to government officials. Background on the Boeing project; How Boeing is under scrutiny for improprieties related to other Pentagon deals; Observation that the classified nature of the program has given Boeing a low profile in the matter; Concerns over Boeing's poor performance on the contract.

Reports that the U.S. Senate has approved a spending measure for the Department of Defense that continues the buildup and modernization of the military.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve of an increase in military spending for the U.S. Department of Defense in 2004.

Reports that U.S. Senator Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho) is blocking the promotions of Air Force Officers in a clash between the Pentagon and the senior Republican lawmaker. Craig's argument for his demand for four C-120 cargo planes for the Idaho Air National Guard; How Craig has single-handedly delayed the careers of hundreds of officers and slowed Air Force business; Anger of Pentagon officials at Craig's tactics; Impact of Craig's action on the Air Force.

Editorial. Comments on the proposed defense spending bills by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Presents information on the 2004 budget proposal of U.S. President George W. Bush for the U.S. Department of Defense.