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House blocks Pentagon bid to curb pay raises, retire weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Armed Services Committee approved a policy bill on Thursday that authorized a $496 billion Pentagon base budget for next year but rejected many of the...
House blocks Pentagon bid to curb pay raises, retire weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Armed Services Committee approved a policy bill on Thursday that authorized a $496 billion Pentagon base budget for next year but rejected many of the...
Hagel presses Congress to support Pentagon plans to cut spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress has slashed billions in Pentagon spending but is fighting reforms needed to implement the cuts, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Tuesday as his top generals...
Hagel presses Congress to support Pentagon plans to cut spending
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress has slashed billions in Pentagon spending but is fighting reforms needed to implement the cuts, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Tuesday as his top generals...
Ukraine crisis highlights NATO defense spending problem: Hagel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's actions in Ukraine have shattered the myth of European security in the post-Cold War era and underscored the danger NATO allies have created by failing to...
U.S. military sexual assault reports jumped 50 percent last year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Reported sexual assaults in the U.S. military jumped 50 percent last year, the Pentagon said on Thursday, and officials welcomed the spike as a sign that a...
Lawmakers seek end to U.S. reliance on Russian rocket engine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers called for a program to develop a next-generation liquid-fuel rocket engine within five years, proposing legislation aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on Russian engines to launch...
Lawmakers seek end to U.S. reliance on Russian rocket engine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers called for a program to develop a next-generation liquid-fuel rocket engine within five years, proposing legislation aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on Russian engines to launch...
Hagel begins first trip to Latin America as U.S. defense chief
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday his first trip to Latin America as Pentagon chief would add "muscle and sinew" to growing...
Hagel begins first trip to Latin America as U.S. defense chief
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Wednesday his first trip to Latin America as Pentagon chief would add "muscle and sinew" to growing...