The military's decade-long spending spree is over. The Pentagon faces hard choices as $1 trillion disappears from its budget
After a 10-year spending spree, the Pentagon confronts a new era of austerity. Will it be the bean counters or the generals who call the shots?
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the most expensive program in Pentagon history. A look at the U.S. Marine Corps version
For retired brass, high-paying defense industry jobs beckon
On the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s farewell address, his thoughts on the “military-industrial complex” still resonate today, says his grandson
With a congressional supercommittee hunting for budget savings, the Pentagon’s Tricare health insurance program may be a target for reductions
The chiefs of the House and Senate Armed Services committees weigh in on the significance of tighter defense budgets
More than half the savings identified likely won’t materialize
Foreign wars create opportunities for small and nimble contractors
Armored trucks, uniformed personnel, and aircraft carrier support could get whacked. The electronics and cybersecurity budgets will grow
Lockheed has made bundles from noncompetitive Aegis missile contracts, but the U.S. Navy, in an effort to modernize, is opening the bids to others
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Robert Hale oversees the purse strings of the government’s biggest contracting agency. He’s looking to cut at least $330 billion over 10 years
At about $700 billion, the annual Pentagon budget equals the gross domestic product of the Netherlands. The Defense Dept. is akin to its own nation, buying not just weapons and fighter jets but also mundane and sometimes surprising items for its “citizens”