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May 2, 2016

‘RPG magnet’: US gives Kurdish allies vehicles with no side armor

Dozens of MRAPs provided by the U.S. government to its Kurdish allies in Iraq have arrived without protective side armor, 91±¬ÁÏ has learned, with one security contractor who works with the Kurds saying the missing armor makes riding in them tantamount to "committing suicide."

May 2, 2016

House passes defense spending bill

The House on Thursday approved a $579 billion defense spending bill that reflected deep divisions on budget priorities and whether President Barack Obama needs new war powers to fight Islamic State militants.

May 2, 2016

Showdown begins in Senate over defense spending

A Senate panel approved a $575.9 billion defense spending bill on Tuesday, but its fate is uncertain as lawmakers argue over spending caps.

May 2, 2016

Congress: US military highly vulnerable to cyber attacks

Congress wants the Pentagon to spend more than $200 million to identify holes in U.S. weapons and communications software that could allow foreign militaries to disrupt or defeat advanced arms in cyber attacks.

May 2, 2016

Pentagon spent $504,816 on Viagra last year

The Department of Defense (DoD) spent more than a half a million dollars on the male enhancement drug Viagra last year, according to government contracts.

May 2, 2016

Obama administration facing pressure to define ISIS strategy, boost aid to Jordan

A day after President Obama's defense pick struggled to explain the administration's ISIS strategy, Capitol Hill lawmakers are upping pressure on the White House to give Jordan's military what it needs to strike back at the Islamic State.

May 2, 2016

Vital VA hospital project in limbo as price tag soars, lawmakers vow no ‘bail-out’

Nearly one year after a new VA secretary vowed to clean up a broken health care system for America's veterans, a vital new hospital hangs in the balance as lawmakers and the agency fight over how to pay for it.

May 2, 2016

House passes $612B defense policy bill despite veto threat

The House passed a nearly $612 billion defense policy bill Friday despite President Obama's veto threat and Democratic worries that the measure opens the door to sharp cuts in domestic spending later this year.

May 2, 2016

US threatens money cut-off to UN agency over Afghan police corruption scandal

The United Nations Development Program, which for years has run a multibillion-dollar trust fund to pay salaries for Afghanistan’s 150,000 national police, has been hit with a harsh ultimatum: come up with a plan to verify the true number of police officers on the Afghan payroll by the end of this month -- or else.

May 2, 2016

US scales back troops at Europe bases to save $500 million

The Pentagon Thursday unveiled sweeping plans to consolidate its forces in Europe, taking thousands of U.S. military and civilian personnel out of bases mostly in the United Kingdom and Portugal, in an effort that will save about $500 million each year.