McHugh: BRAC Saves Army $5B as it Cuts Ranks The U.S. Army would save up to $5 billion from a new round of base closures, senior Army officials told lawmakers Tuesday.
Congress Again Roundly Rejects BRAC Proposal The Defense Department pushed for more military base closures and Congress pushed back.
House Panel Protects A-10, Pulls BRAC from Budget The House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday added $104 billion to the proposed defense budget for 2015.
Hagel Renews Push for Pay Cuts, Base Closings Hagel will press ahead with proposals to trim pay and benefits and close bases despite rejection by a key House committee.
Carter Calls for Another BRAC Round Despite Opposition In Congress Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that another round of base closures was inevitable despite the repeated...
Lawmaker: Congress Receptive to New Round of Military Base Closures The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee opened the door to shuttering unused military bases and...
Air Force Secretary to Lawmakers: Let Us Close Bases Deborah Lee James said infrastructure improvements across too many bases are forcing the AF to put money where it's not...
Service Leaders Divided on Closing Bases to Cut Costs The Army is adamant: It needs to close bases to save money, and it needs to do it now. The Air Force may also be open to the...
Defense Officials to Lawmakers: Let Us Close Bases Closing unneeded bases and relocating troops is the best way to make the most of limited construction funding, a panel said.
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...