Monthly Archives: October, 2011

The Pentagon’s estimated budget has more than doubled to $676 billion in the past 10 years because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Defense represents about 18% of total…

The government’s promise of lifetime health care for the military may no longer be sacred. Lawmakers are signaling a willingness to make military retirees pay more for coverage — but…

In an interview in the New York Times on Oct. 23, 2011, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned against cutting defense spending too severely as the U.S. winds down its involvement…

In uncertain times regarding the budget, the Defense Department can change the way it does business and be more efficient or change the business it does and shift strategy, according…

As Congress works to pass spending legislation for 2012, the White House has endorsed a Senate plan to freeze the Defense Department’s base budget at 2011 levels. The White House’s…