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Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel said in advance of his confirmation hearing today that he opposes pending across-the-board cuts to Pentagon spending and would maintain close communication with the defense […]

Senators are examining ways to stop or at least modify the across-the-board “sequestration” cuts to the Pentagon that are slated to start in just over a month. The $1.2 trillion […]

If automatic budget cuts known as sequestration take effect at the beginning of March, the Navy would be forced to halt all deployments to South America and the Caribbean and […]

A Senate leader predicted yesterday Congress still could agree to stop across-the-board Pentagon cuts from starting in March, saying lawmakers could become emboldened once they receive details on how the […]

Rear Adm. William Hilarides has been nominated as the next commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, the Pentagon said last week. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the nomination, which is […]

A growing number of analysts and lawmakers are saying the chances are good that across-the-board cuts will kick in at the Pentagon in March, at least for a brief period, […]

Readying to move cyber security toward the front burner again, seven Democratic senators yesterday introduced a new bill that basically calls for Congress to enact, and the president to sign, […]

Lawmakers are downplaying the likelihood of Congress passing an actual Pentagon spending bill for the current fiscal year, even as they moved yesterday to address a thorny matter complicating the […]

Chuck Hagel’s views on defense spending should not be a major issue during Senate deliberations on whether to confirm him as the next defense secretary, key senators said yesterday. Since […]

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) called for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to share the military’s plans for potential “sequestration” cuts, slamming him for just recently starting such planning while blaming Congress for […]