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December 21, 2015

Probe launched over $500M spent on Afghanistan planes now sitting idle

The U.S. military spent nearly a half-billion dollars on providing refurbished aircraft to the Afghan Air Force, only to abandon the contract and leave the planes collecting dust on airfields in Kabul and Germany.

December 21, 2015

US suspends aid to Syrian rebels

The Obama administration is cutting off aid to rebels in northern Syria amid concerns that it could fall into the hands of Al Qaeda-tied militants.

December 21, 2015

Can Congress cope with sequester? Doomsday fears fade, as round 2 nears

In the nine months since sequestration kicked in, none of the end-of-days predictions have come true.

December 21, 2015

GOP bill would reduce federal retiree benefits to offset defense cuts

Republican lawmakers have introduced a proposal that would require federal workers to contribute more of their salary toward retiree benefits in order to offset deep cuts to the Department of Defense. 

December 21, 2015

Hagel announces $1B in Pentagon staff cutbacks, amid budget talks

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday that he's cutting his Pentagon staff by 20 percent in an effort to save at least $1 billion over five years, as part of broader across-the-board cutbacks at the Defense Department.

December 21, 2015

Rough ride for US-Russia helicopter deal

The deal looked sketchy from the start.

December 21, 2015

‘Complete waste’: Army Corps flushed $5.4M on ‘unusable’ trash incinerators, probe finds

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers paid $5.4 million for shoddy trash incinerators that were delivered years behind schedule and never used, leaving soldiers at an Afghanistan base with no other option than to keep burning waste in open-air pits, according to an internal probe.

December 20, 2015

Critical Defense spending bill latest caught in Capitol Hill political divide

The Defense spending bill, which account for half the country's discretionary budget, is the most recent legislation caught in the Capitol Hill partisan divide, after decades of  Republicans and Democrats largely agreeing on a bill that pays for troops, ships and aircraft and sets military policy.

December 20, 2015

Lockheed Martin cutting 4,000 jobs, closing plants

Lockheed Martin is cutting 4,000 jobs, about 3.5 percent of its workforce, as the defense contractor continues to look for ways to lower costs amid reduced government spending.

December 20, 2015

Costly cuts for the military could leave nation exposed

The country's top military officers told lawmakers Thursday that additional cuts to their budgets could put the nation’s ability to defend itself in jeopardy.