by Edwin Rios | Jan 5, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON – With cuts to the national defense budget looming, experts say Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta may be overly optimistic about how increased reliance on military technology will enhance defense strategy. In a briefing at the Pentagon Thursday, Panetta...
by David Uberti | Jan 5, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The military will undergo over the next decade its most extensive budget cuts since the Cold War, emphasizing speed, strengthening ties to European allies and refocusing its operations on the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East, Defense Secretary Leon...
by Peter Larson | Mar 1, 2011 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — The military descended on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, touting national security as grounds to stress the demand for passing long-awaited 2011 spending legislation. Defense Secretary Robert Gates joined Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike...
