http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Department_of_DefenseFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Department of Defense from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:55:53 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Department_of_Defense14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Department of Defense from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/20/radicalization.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/20/radicalization.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. military spokesman confirmed the existence Friday of a report on detecting extremism in service members. But he disputed a claim that it was classified only after the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/guantanamo.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/guantanamo.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon stressed Tuesday that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, won't be receiving H1N1 flu vaccinations until well after all Department of Defense active duty and civilian employees have received their vaccinations.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:47:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/16/news/economy/military_jobs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/16/news/economy/military_jobs/index.htmThe nation's armed services wrapped up a record year for recruiting as a withering job market and bigger bonuses trumped two unpopular wars.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/afghanistan.battle.account/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/afghanistan.battle.account/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe assault began at dawn, as bullets and rockets peppered the remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/08/20/military.teens.grow.up/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/08/20/military.teens.grow.up/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn Pennsylvania, Tyler Dix, a 16-year-old movie buff, is wide awake by 7 a.m. to cook breakfast for his younger siblings.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/07/US.military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/07/US.military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere will be no criminal charges filed in the death of a Green Beret who was electrocuted in his quarters in Iraq last year, the Department of Defense said Friday.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/31/military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/31/military.electrocutions/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Democratic senators called on the Pentagon to take back more than $83 million in bonuses paid to military contractor KBR after a Defense Department report criticized its electrical work on U.S. bases overseas.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/28/military.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/28/military.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military wants to establish regional teams of military personnel to assist civilian authorities in the event of a significant outbreak of the H1N1 virus this fall, according to Defense Department officials.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/17/defense.payments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/17/defense.payments/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Defense may have paid more than $15 million into invalid civilian employee accounts over a six-year period, an investigation has concluded.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/25/vietnam.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/25/vietnam.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTextFifteen years after his death, and after his family fought a very long bureaucratic battle with the government, Enrique Valdez's name was added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.Tue, 26 May 2009 00:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/afghanistan.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour security contractors under investigation by the U.S. military for a shooting in Afghanistan are being held against their will by their former employer, their lawyer told CNN on Saturday.Sun, 17 May 2009 02:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/06/vietnam.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/06/vietnam.memorial/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was 40 years ago this summer that U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Enrique Valdez was nearly killed by shrapnel in Vietnam and 15 years ago that he died from wounds suffered that August in 1969.Thu, 07 May 2009 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/aclu.prisoners.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/23/aclu.prisoners.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Defense Department will release "a substantial number" of photographs showing abuse of prisoners at prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/17/burn.pits/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/17/burn.pits/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs says it will study the effects of toxic emissions from burning trash at military installations in Iraq and Afghanistan on veterans, even after the Department of Defense has concluded no long-term effects exist.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/10/news/economy/military_recruiting/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/10/news/economy/military_recruiting/index.htmFresh recruits keep pouring into the U.S. military, as concerns about serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are eclipsed by the terrible civilian job market.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/congress.pentagon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/congress.pentagon/index.html#cnnSTCTextCost overruns on big-ticket Pentagon projects have left the U.S. military facing a budgetary "train wreck" at a time of growing budget deficits, Sen. John McCain said Tuesday.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/23/pentagon.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/23/pentagon.gitmo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new Defense Department review of detainee operations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, concludes that the operation does not torture detainees but rather treats them humanely and in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/gitmo.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/gitmo.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new Defense Department report concludes that the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, treats detainees humanely, according to a department official with knowledge of the report.Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/29/pentagon.body.armor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/29/pentagon.body.armor/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Army is recalling more than 16,000 sets of body armor even though the secretary of the Army disagrees with a Department of Defense report that some of the ceramic plates failed testing and might not offer the protection required for troops on the battlefield.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/17/gitmo.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/17/gitmo.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix detainees were released from the U.S. military's detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Department of Defense said Saturday.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/defense.appointments/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/08/defense.appointments/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama, who campaigned on lessening lobbyist influence in government, has chosen a defense expert who is currently a vice president and lobbyist for one of the country's biggest defense contractors to be his deputy secretary of defense.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/19/laser.surgery/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/19/laser.surgery/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new tool that allows doctors to use laser surgery in complex operations has been hailed as a breakthrough in minimally invasive laser technology.Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/08/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/08/iraq.blackwater.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive former Blackwater Worldwide security guards indicted on voluntary manslaughter and other charges in connection with killings in Iraq were released on their own recognizance Monday after a court hearing.Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/granholm.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/granholm.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. automakers are in jeopardy. What seemed impossible just months ago is now a reality: One or more of the world's biggest automakers could go bankrupt before the year is out.Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/pentagon.tankers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/10/pentagon.tankers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon has "terminated" the competition for an Air Force airborne tanker contract for now, leaving the decision for the next presidential administration, a statement from the Defense Department said Wednesday.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/10/news/economy/tanker_contract/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/10/news/economy/tanker_contract/index.htmThe Pentagon has "terminated" the competition for an Air Force airborne tanker contract for now, leaving the decision for the next presidential administration, a statement from the Defense Department said Wednesday.Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837641,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1837641,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAt least 4,151 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq War since 2003 as well as 512 in Afghanistan, Pakistan and UzbekistanSat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/31/military.sexabuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/31/military.sexabuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextA congresswoman said Thursday that her "jaw dropped" when military doctors told her that four in 10 women at a veterans hospital reported being sexually assaulted while in the military.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/11/missing.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/11/missing.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Defense confirmed Friday that the remains of two U.S. soldiers captured in an ambush south of Baghdad more than a year ago were found this week.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/24/pakistan.pentagon.money/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/24/pakistan.pentagon.money/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States has not accurately tracked about $6 billion it gave to help the Pakistani government fight terrorism since 2001, according to a report released Tuesday.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817191,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817191,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPlans for a U.S. missile defense system in Europe could be delayed well beyond 2013 because Defense Department experts say the interceptors have not been adequately testedMon, 23 Jun 2008 14:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809598,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809598,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problemsTue, 27 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/19/news/economy/military/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/19/news/economy/military/index.htmJob hunt in a sluggish economy? Or re-enlist during wartime? Marine Sgt. Jimmy Spence faced that dilemma a year ago, and in the end, the military won.Wed, 21 May 2008 17:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/15/iraq.pentagon.waste/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/15/iraq.pentagon.waste/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe chairman of a House panel says a Pentagon workers' compensation program for civilian employees in Iraq and Afghanistan is a "flagrant abuse of taxpayer dollars."Thu, 15 May 2008 17:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/21/grenade.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/21/grenade.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Georgia military contractor tricked law enforcement agencies into buying faulty stun grenades, ultimately leaving three FBI agents injured, federal prosecutors announced Monday.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/10/military.loot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/10/military.loot/index.html#cnnSTCTextSensitive and stolen U.S. military items are being sold on eBay and Craigslist, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/01/pentagon.overspending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/01/pentagon.overspending/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon is $295 billion over budget on dozens of key programs and taking more time to deliver the systems to the front lines, according to a report released by a government watchdog agency.Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/pf/injured_vet.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/pf/injured_vet.moneymag/index.htmFollowing last year's exposés of neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, one might get the impression that soldiers injured in action are simply dumped by the armed forces with little care or compensation.Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/14/smbusiness/sba_set_asides.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/14/smbusiness/sba_set_asides.fsb/index.htmThe Small Business Administration and preferential contracting - procurement policies designed to assist small companies and other vendors designated as disadvantaged in open competition - have been inexorably linked for more than 50 years.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/14/mukasey.911/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/14/mukasey.911/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday he is "kind of hoping" the prisoners facing military trials in connection with the September 11 attacks do not receive the death penalty, which would fulfill their desire to be martyrs.Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/25/dead.satellite/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/25/dead.satellite/index.html#cnnSTCTextA missile launched last week successfully destroyed the fuel tank of an inoperable spy satellite, U.S. military officials said Monday.Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/20/satellite.shootdown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/02/20/satellite.shootdown/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Navy succeeded in its effort to shoot down an inoperable spy satellite before it could crash to Earth and potentially release a cloud of toxic gas, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:10:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1708638,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1708638,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new report says the U.S. military isn't ready for a catastrophic attack on the country, and National Guard forces don't have the equipment or training they needThu, 31 Jan 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/23/fire.military/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/23/fire.military/index.html#cnnSTCTextDozens of Defense Department personnel are actively engaged in fighting the wildfires raging in Southern California, Pentagon officials said Tuesday, and thousands more National Guard and active-duty military personnel are available to help.Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/10/usmilitary.recruiting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/10/usmilitary.recruiting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon says 180,000 recruits joined up in the past year, meaning the U.S. armed forces will have enough troops to meet its needs.Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/china.pentagon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/china.pentagon/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Chinese government called allegations that its military hacked the Pentagon's computer network over the summer "groundless", the state-run Xinhua news agency reported late Tuesday.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/28/dod.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/28/dod.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmid a rising number of criminal investigations into alleged fraud and abuse by defense contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, the Defense Department and Army are assembling teams to investigate whether the contracting system should be overhauled, senior Pentagon and military officials said Tuesday.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/21/talon.aclu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/21/talon.aclu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon's counterintelligence office is shutting down a database that contained information gathered within the United States, including intelligence about Iraq war protesters.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/06/iraq.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/06/iraq.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly 200,000 U.S.-supplied rifles and pistols meant for Iraqi security forces are unaccounted for in Iraq, according to a report to Congress.Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/27/iraqi.force.training/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/27/iraqi.force.training/index.htmlU.S. trainers have been unable to develop an indigenous Iraqi force fully capable of taking over security for the country, according to a congressional report released Wednesday.Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/01/iraq.surge/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/01/iraq.surge/index.htmlA report from the Congressional Budget Office says President Bush's plan for a troop increase in Iraq could cost up to $27 billion for a 12-month deployment.Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/31/pentagon.pr/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/31/pentagon.pr/index.htmlThe Pentagon has begun a new "rapid response" operation to quickly respond to news media stories critical of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the war in Iraq, as well as other stories the Defense Department leadership doesn't like.Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/28/abu.ghraib/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/28/abu.ghraib/index.htmlThe Defense Department has withdrawn its appeal challenging a district court order requiring it to turn over to civil rights groups 74 photographs and three videotapes depicting images of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, officials said Tuesday.Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/11/news/economy/military_pay/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/11/news/economy/military_pay/index.htmA military salary starts with "basic pay," or what a service member earns before all incentives, allowances, bonuses and benefits (see table below).Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:47:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/11/news/midcaps/military_insurance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/11/news/midcaps/military_insurance/index.htmMore details about the abuse of soldiers from misleading and overpriced insurance ploys will be reported by a government auditor next week, according to people who have seen the report.Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/30/8261221/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/30/8261221/index.htmThey're the shadow government--the millions of private-sector contractors doing everything from Homeland Security--related IT projects here to interrogations in Iraq. Estimates vary, but Paul Light...Mon, 30 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/13/base.closings/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/13/base.closings/index.htmlThe Pentagon on Friday recommended closing 33 major military installations and many smaller facilities across the United States, sparking fierce reactions from lawmakers who had hoped their states would be spared.Fri, 13 May 2005 04:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/02/pentagon.gizmos.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/02/pentagon.gizmos.tm/index.htmlThe small, unmanned vehicle barreled on minitank tracks across the tarmac, looking more like a playground toy than a sophisticated and lethal weapon of war.Mon, 02 May 2005 21:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/28/news/fortune500/pentagon/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/28/news/fortune500/pentagon/index.htmSome $200 billion worth of major Air Force programs were taken over by the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer Monday after a surprise announcement by Department of Defense officials.Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/15/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/15/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmStocks slumped Tuesday, dragged down by weakness in chips, worries about inflation, and a security scare after anthrax was detected in samples collected from a Defense Department mail center.Tue, 15 Mar 2005 14:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/04/web.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/04/web.us/index.htmlThe U.S. Department of Defense plans to add more sites on the Internet to provide information to a global audience -- but critics question whether the Pentagon is violating President Bush's pledge not to pay journalists to promote his policies.Fri, 04 Feb 2005 14:57:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/01/01/8250206/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/01/01/8250206/index.htmInvestors could see the first fruits of the RFID revolution when Symbol Technologies—which recently swallowed up RFID chipmaker Matrics—announces its fourth-quarter results by mid-March. Both Wal-M...Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/15/aclu.pentagon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/15/aclu.pentagon/index.htmlThe abuse of naked Iraqi prisoners received the bulk of publicity, but those incidents were just some of many clandestine occurrences in which detainees endured shock, burns and mock executions, newly released Pentagon records reveal.Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/12/01/8192560/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/12/01/8192560/index.htmTech workers trusted by Uncle Sam are in high demand. Government contractors, flush with more Homeland Security and Defense Department business than they can handle, are desperate for talent to tac...Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/10/21/pilot.amputee/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/10/21/pilot.amputee/index.htmlWhen Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Lourake pilots a C-20 passenger jet for hours Monday, he will become the first above-the-knee amputee to be returned to flying status in the history of the Defense Department.Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186679/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186679/index.htmWith an annual R&D budget of nearly $65 billion, the U.S. Department of Defense spends more on technology than any other organization in the world. Where does it do its shopping? For national secur...Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/30/missing.marine/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/30/missing.marine/index.htmlThe military thinks Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, now listed as captured, initially left his base in Iraq on unauthorized leave, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/04/congress.abuse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/04/congress.abuse/index.htmlSenators from both sides of the political aisle complained Tuesday that Defense Department officials did not inform them about investigations into abuse of Iraqi prisoners.Tue, 04 May 2004 18:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/05/01/370021/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/05/01/370021/index.htmTerrorists beware: Albuquerque-Based Applied Research Associates has invented a new, portable radiation detector that can alert authorities to even trace amounts of radiation used in small nuclear ...Sat, 01 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/04/04/mobile.terror/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/04/04/mobile.terror/index.htmlMobile phones are in the hands of millions of people around the world. And increasingly, it appears, in the hands of terrorists.Sun, 04 Apr 2004 15:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/02/01/360640/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/02/01/360640/index.htmBrian Gregory lives on a quiet, family-friendly street in Newbury Park, a leafy, lazy California suburb. He sports a beard, geeky glasses, and a small paunch. He does not, by any stretch, look like...Sun, 01 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/01/29/gitmo.teens/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/01/29/gitmo.teens/index.htmlThree teenagers who have been held with other prisoners at a U.S. military detention camp in Cuba have been released to their home country, the U.S. Defense Department said Thursday.Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/24/353778/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/24/353778/index.htmThe strength of the American economy over the next 20 years depends largely on our ability to keep our productivity growing. 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A handful of websites--Tradesports.com, Iraq Attack Pool (www.thecarrot.com/iraqattack)--let gamblers wager on political events, including whe...Mon, 03 Mar 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/01/20/335624/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/01/20/335624/index.htmWar is hell, but thanks to the Defense Department's combat-feeding program, it is no longer a totally unpalatable experience. Consider the program's new barbecued-chicken sandwich, soon to be issue...Mon, 20 Jan 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/11/18/332271/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/11/18/332271/index.htmCommand and control come naturally to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, as anyone who watches cable TV's frequent coverage of his lively Pentagon press briefings can attest. Before he became th...Mon, 18 Nov 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/06/01/304111/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/06/01/304111/index.htmINTERNET Fri, 01 Jun 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/12/01/294028/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/12/01/294028/index.htmIf you had told Tom and Ruby Caffrey 15 years ago that by the turn of the millennium they'd be happily profiting from Uncle Sam, they would've raised a highly skeptical eyebrow. The husband-and-wif...Fri, 01 Dec 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/12/21/252693/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/12/21/252693/index.htmTim Langevin is in charge of an American tank platoon, and today his mission is simple: Escort a convoy of military supply trucks across the Tunisian desert. But things suddenly turn complicated wh...Mon, 21 Dec 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/07/11/79529/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/07/11/79529/index.htmLaw enforcement agencies will have greater access to cutting-edge military technology as the Defense Department, other agencies, and various government contractors turn over some of their previousl...Mon, 11 Jul 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/08/01/88228/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/08/01/88228/index.htmMay's Editor's Notes said we should kill the 20% withholding tax on lump-sum retirement payouts and make up the lost revenues by reducing federal employees' pensions. 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Here, the CEO of the seventh-larges...Mon, 05 Dec 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/01/70126/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/01/70126/index.htmNexis, as ever our guide to the prevalence of loaded phrases, reports 210 sightings of ''militarization of space'' (hereafter MOS) since 1986. Having now sampled the sightings quite extensively, we...Mon, 01 Feb 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/10/12/69680/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/10/12/69680/index.htmRICHARD P. GODWIN, 65, explaining why he resigned as the Defense Department's procurement czar: ''When problems occur and you've got these layers of bureaucracy, the information gets so levelized, ...Mon, 12 Oct 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/03/03/67215/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/03/03/67215/index.htmACCORDING TO President Reagan's plan for fiscal 1987, the deficit will fall to just under $144 billion. But like his five previous budgets, this one contains a wish list of proposals to reduce dome...Mon, 03 Mar 1986 05:01:00 EST