The Pentagon is finally poised for a spending hike in March that could bankroll increased troop training and equipment maintenance, but the wrangling on Capitol Hill has delayed its annual budget by more than five months. Now, military leaders worry they might not have enough time in the remaining months of the fiscal year to […]
Pentagon’s Top Weapons Buyer to John McCain: ‘Excuse me, we hold people responsible’…
Ellen Lord, the Defense Department’s acquisition chief, said Wednesday that a shakeup of department personnel overseeing weapons purchasing programs is already in the works after facing tough questioning from Sen. John McCain about government waste. A review of staff in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and military services is looking at whether or […]