US Department of Defense

Budget Balances Security, Economics, Lynn Tells Congress

March 8, 2010

WASHINGTON: The fiscal 2011 defense budget request includes modest but necessary spending increases in line with President Barack Obama’s effort...

US hopes NATO’s proposed reforms ready this year

March 2, 2010

WASHINGTON: US officials hope a series of reforms envisioned for the 28-country NATO alliance will be available for review by...

Tanker Solicitation Seeks Fair Competition, Best Value

February 26, 2010

WASHINGTON: The final request for proposals to solicit bids for a new aerial tanker was designed to promote fair, open...

Gates Calls for Building Foreign Troops Capacity

February 26, 2010

WASHINGTON: The United States should devote more energy and overseas aid dollars towards developing the local security forces of other...

Gates Voices Concern Over NATO Shortfalls

February 25, 2010

WASHINGTON: After underfunding NATO for more than a decade, the Western security bloc now faces a budget crisis by an...

Biden: Better Conventional Arms Will Allow Nuclear Drawdown

February 22, 2010

WASHINGTON: Plans to strengthen conventional U.S. military equipment and warheads will allow the United States to draw down its nuclear...

Gates Pledges Mine-resistant Vehicles to Allies

February 9, 2010

ISTANBUL: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today pledged surplus mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles along with expanded access to classified information to...

Gates to Ask NATO for More Trainers, Mentors

February 8, 2010

ISTANBUL: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates left the Washington, D.C., Beltway yesterday, putting the politics of war spending behind him,...

Cybersecurity Seizes More Attention, Budget Dollars

February 8, 2010

WASHINGTON: Cybersecurity is seizing more attention and budget dollars from the Defense Department at a time when China’s alleged cyber...

Comptroller Lists Priorities for Budget Request

February 8, 2010

WASHINGTON: Defense Department officials are working to cut extraneous and wasteful programs, despite a requested modest increase for the fiscal...