defense-spending

Members of Congress are fighting a rear-guard action to save a Marine Corps amphibious tank from cancellation, foreshadowing a protracted fight in Washington over defense-spending priorities.

Backers of Marine Tank Try to Save It Nathan Hodge 2011

But Charles Knight, co-director of the Project on Defense Alternatives, which advocates more aggressive defense-spending cuts, said the administration's plans were "only baby steps" toward greater fiscal restraint.

Military Faces Historic Shift Julian E. Barnes 2012

Last month, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta outlined the defense-spending plan, which calls for a reduced global U.S. military footprint while shifting more investment to U.S. special-operations forces and high-tech weaponry.

White House Proposes Cap on Wartime Spending Nathan Hodge 2012

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday protested congressional restrictions on his power to try Guantanamo detainees in the U.S. as he signed into law a defense-spending bill that includes those curbs.

Obama Signs Defense Law but Protests Guantanamo Restrictions Evan Perez 2011

Mr. Panetta said his goal in visiting Asia was to dispel fears among U.S. allies that defense-spending cuts as part of deficit-reduction efforts will force Washington to curtail its role in the region.

Panetta Assures on U.S. in Asia Adam Entous 2011

Todd Harrison, a defense-spending expert at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a think tank with close ties to the Pentagon, said the president's proposal would close the loophole and "make it harder to circumvent the budget caps."

White House Proposes Cap on Wartime Spending Nathan Hodge 2012

BRUSSELS—The Obama administration warned austerity-minded allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Wednesday that their drive for defense-spending cutbacks risks "hollowing out" the 62-year-old military alliance and creating security vulnerabilities.

Panetta Pushes NATO on Budgets Julian E. Barnes 2011

A congressional staff member said the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense panel would take up the defense-spending bill next week.

Senator Threatens to Walk if Debt Panel Hits Defense Nathan Hodge 2011

Both lawmakers and Pentagon budget-crunchers are now scrambling to catch up, revising defense-spending legislation and long-term spending plans to reflect the new, more austere, reality.

Senator Threatens to Walk if Debt Panel Hits Defense Nathan Hodge 2011

"I think it's highly likely that we'll see the department and Congress using this loophole to dampen the effects of the proposed budget cuts," said Todd Harrison, a defense-spending expert at the nonpartisan Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

Fight Is Just Beginning Over Cuts in Defense Nathan Hodge 2011