Topic: U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services

Sen. Levin predicts GOP will cave on taxes to prevent defense cuts

The Hill - 14 days ago
Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said that the threat of $500 billion in automatic cuts to defense spending will force...

Final Defense bill contains key contractor provisions

Government Executive - 56 days ago
The latest version of the $662 billion Defense authorization bill that Congress is set to vote on resolves two controversies affecting contractors...

Tea Party Patriots and Conservatives Protest Senator John McCain's National Defense Authorization Act in His Home Turf, Tucson, Arizona

American Banking News - 69 days ago
Tucson, AZ, December 02, 2011 -(PR.com)- Tea Party patriots, conservatives, and Republicans in Senator John McCain's district take a stand for...

Senator open to deal on detainees in defense bill

Reuters US Online Report Politics News - 125 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican senator on Thursday said a bill that would limit how terrorism suspects are detained and prosecuted gives the Obama administration flexibility it wants, but he was willing to make more changes.Concerns raised by the White House ...

U.S. Begins Studies On Options to Replace Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

David Pugliese's Defence Watch - 243 days ago
From the U.S. Air Force: Washington - The first of several studies to determine the best options for maintaining or replacing the nation's 450...

Senator describes "gruesome" bin Laden photos

Reuters US Online Report Politics News - 273 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee viewed the death photos of Osama bin Laden on Wednesday and said the pictures -- some gruesome -- leave no doubt the al Qaeda leader is dead."Absolutely no question about it ...

Gillibrand gets key Senate appointment

NY Daily News - 377 days ago
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she will serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee, filling a job once held by predecessor Hillary Clinton.....

McCain out of step on Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Full Comment - 434 days ago
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Sen. John McCain. . Full Comment's Araminta Wordsworth brings you a daily round-up of quality punditry from across...

Carl Levin Considering Stripping DADT Repeal From Defense Bill

On Top Magazine - 449 days ago
Michigan Senator Carl Levin is considering stripping repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' from the military's annual budget billMichigan Senator Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is considering stripping repeal of “Don't Ask, Don ...

House defies veto threat, funds 2nd F-35 engine

Reuters US Online Report Politics News - 622 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives, defying the Pentagon for a fourth straight year and a presidential veto threat, voted to preserve a second engine program for the multinational F-35 fighter jet.The House vote on Thursday contrasted with the Senate Armed ...