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December 21, 2015

GOP bill would reduce federal retiree benefits to offset defense cuts

Republican lawmakers have introduced a proposal that would require federal workers to contribute more of their salary toward retiree benefits in order to offset deep cuts to the Department of Defense. 

December 21, 2015

Hagel announces $1B in Pentagon staff cutbacks, amid budget talks

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday that he's cutting his Pentagon staff by 20 percent in an effort to save at least $1 billion over five years, as part of broader across-the-board cutbacks at the Defense Department.

December 21, 2015

Rough ride for US-Russia helicopter deal

The deal looked sketchy from the start.

December 21, 2015

‘Complete waste’: Army Corps flushed $5.4M on ‘unusable’ trash incinerators, probe finds

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers paid $5.4 million for shoddy trash incinerators that were delivered years behind schedule and never used, leaving soldiers at an Afghanistan base with no other option than to keep burning waste in open-air pits, according to an internal probe.

December 20, 2015

Critical Defense spending bill latest caught in Capitol Hill political divide

The Defense spending bill, which account for half the country's discretionary budget, is the most recent legislation caught in the Capitol Hill partisan divide, after decades of  Republicans and Democrats largely agreeing on a bill that pays for troops, ships and aircraft and sets military policy.

December 20, 2015

Lockheed Martin cutting 4,000 jobs, closing plants

Lockheed Martin is cutting 4,000 jobs, about 3.5 percent of its workforce, as the defense contractor continues to look for ways to lower costs amid reduced government spending.

December 20, 2015

Costly cuts for the military could leave nation exposed

The country's top military officers told lawmakers Thursday that additional cuts to their budgets could put the nation’s ability to defend itself in jeopardy.

December 20, 2015

Hagel warns of dangers in deep cuts to defense

The Pentagon is preparing top-to-bottom changes, including a push to limit the growth of military pay, as it adjusts to steep budget cuts and the winding down of war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday.

December 20, 2015

Obama wants Marines to wear ‘girly’ hats

A change to the Marine Corps' uniform hats could take the hard-nosed Leathernecks from the Halls of Montezuma to the shops of Christopher Street.

December 20, 2015

Pentagon freezes death benefits for fallen soldiers' families

The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that, as long as the budget impasse lasts, it will not be able to pay death benefits to the families of troops who've been killed in combat.