Senators Criticize Lockheed Proposal
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Two dozen senators Wednesday criticized a Pentagon proposal that would eliminate Lockheed Martin Corp.'s C-130J Hercules aircraft to save nearly $5 billion over the next six years.
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A Senate panel Tuesday endorsed a larger pay raise for military personnel than President Bush had recommended and made cuts in the president's request for several weapons programs.
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Two senators are urging the Pentagon to investigate a Marine Corps report that bureaucrats refused an urgent request from battlefield commanders in 2005 for blast-resistant vehicles.
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A reported U.S. plan to keep some  suspected terrorists imprisoned for a lifetime even if the  government lacks evidence to charge them in courts was swiftly  condemned on Sunday as a "bad idea" by a leading Republican  senator.
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An Arizona Democrat will introduce a bill to bar the Pentagon from selling parts for the F-14 fighter jet, which is flown only by Iran, as part of an effort to control military equipment sales. By the Associated Press.
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Connecticut lawmakers, worried about federal defense spending cuts, are girding for a battle in Congress over funding for military jet engines and submarines next year.
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The Pentagon issued sharp criticism Friday of a new congressionally commissioned report on the National Guard and reserves, calling "fundamentally flawed" its assertion that the U.S. military is not adequately prepared to respond to nuclear, biological and chemical attacks on the United States.
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The Senate rejected attempts Monday by its senior members to rein in some proposed national intelligence director's powers, responsibilities that some lawmakers said senators wanted to reserve for themselves.
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Senators in the US Congress debate a bill opposing President Bush's plan to send extra troops to Iraq.
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Intelligence officials and Democrats yesterday sharply criticized the proposal to radically restructure US intelligence drafted by the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas Republican.
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By GERARD SHIELDS  WASHINGTON - Environmental groups are praising a new Senate bill they claim would remove the potential for politics and mismanagement from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, though Louisiana's two senators have expressed concerns about the measure.  U.S. Sen.
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Several Republican senators are stepping up their opposition to the Bush administration's plan to authorize military trials for suspected terrorists, with one calling a key part of the bill "ill-advised." The issue in contention involves a White House-backed bid to redefine the U.S. interpretation of the Geneva Conventions. Some GOP senators say that would be a mistake.
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Lockheed Martin Corp's LMT.N F-35   Joint Strike Fighter program, the costliest U.S. arms   acquisition project, may fall victim to affordability setbacks   as a result of possible congressional budget cuts, a company   official said on Wednesday.
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Michael De Kort was frustrated. The 41-year-old Lockheed Martin engineer had complained to his bosses. He had told his story to government investigators. He had called congressmen.
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Todayâs vote was the second time Senate Republicans were able to deny opponents of the war a debate on a resolution opposing the Bush administrationâs military strategy.
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The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday voted to cancel the second of two advanced Navy combat ships to be built by General Dynamics, as lawmakers expressed concerns about cost overruns and delays.
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The Senate on Wednesday rejected a move by Democrats to stop the Pentagon from using cluster bombs near civilian targets and to cut off sales unless purchasers abide by the same rules.