http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_House_Armed_Services_CommitteeFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. House Armed Services Committee from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:58:50 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/05/13/gates.defense.budget/tztop.gates.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_House_Armed_Services_Committee14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. House Armed Services Committee from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/13/gates.defense.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/13/gates.defense.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday defended his decision to shift budget funds to support weapons the U.S. military is using in Iraq and Afghanistan and away from research and weapons that may be used in future conflicts.Wed, 13 May 2009 17:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/military.procurement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/07/military.procurement/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday to change the costly process of procuring weapons and equipment for the military, a budget reform pushed by President Obama.Thu, 07 May 2009 22:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/gates.guantanamo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/gates.guantanamo/index.html#cnnSTCTextClosing the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility is necessary and President Barack Obama's decision to set a one-year deadline on doing so was probably the only way to get it done, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/12/11/crash.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/12/11/crash.probe/index.html#cnnSTCTextA military pilot whose jet crashed into a suburban San Diego home, killing four, followed procedure and ejected from the plane as the troubled aircraft went down, a California congressman said Thursday.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/25/homemade.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/25/homemade.bombs/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe roadside bomb that smashed into Army Sgt. Brian Saaristo's Humvee in northern Iraq two years ago ripped off both legs below the knee.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:26:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1840291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1840291,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Defense Department will push back its decision on a $35 billion tanker contract to the next administration, delaying again the hotly disputed competition between Boeing and Northrop Grumman to replace the Air Force's aging aerial refueling fleetWed, 10 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/23/dontask.donttell/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/23/dontask.donttell/index.html#cnnSTCTextA House panel weighed overturning the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy Wednesday, the first time Congress has considered the rule since it was implemented 15 years ago.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/23/gao.report.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/23/gao.report.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States needs to formulate an "updated strategy" for Iraq, now that the Bush administration's 18-month game plan for the country is completed, the head of the Government Accountability Office told lawmakers Wednesday.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/09/iraq.hearings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/09/iraq.hearings/index.html#cnnSTCTextA leading Democratic congressman Wednesday challenged the top U.S. general in Iraq to explain why the United States should keep large numbers of troops in that country.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1715482,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1715482,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn its latest budget wish list, the Air Force surpasses even the President and the Pentagon in its request for new weaponry Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1648397,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1648397,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNever mind the hearings on detainee rights. The Supreme Court has already stepped in where Congress failed to actTue, 31 Jul 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/01/iraq.surge/index.htmlhttp://edition.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://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/12/07/training.trainers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/12/07/training.trainers/index.htmlIf the Pentagon follows the Iraq Study Group's advice on embedding more troops with Iraqi battalions, the first phone call might be to Fort Riley, Kansas.Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/ivins.advice/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/ivins.advice/index.html"There's no doubt in my mind, with your help, Dave Lamberti will be the next United States congressman" -- President George Bush last week, endorsing Jeff Lamberti.Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/18/commentary/dobbs/unocal/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/18/commentary/dobbs/unocal/index.htmAmericans owe Congressman Duncan Hunter their gratitude and congratulations.Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/07/15/unocal.china/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/07/15/unocal.china/index.htmlAmericans owe Congressman Duncan Hunter their gratitude and congratulations. The powerful chairman of the House Armed Services Committee ordered hearings on China's $18.5 billion bid to buy California-based Unocal this week.Fri, 15 Jul 2005 21:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/29/democrats.radio/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/29/democrats.radio/index.htmlDemocrats praised Iraq's nationwide elections as "a great day for many."Sat, 29 Jan 2005 15:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/06/reservists/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/01/06/reservists/index.htmlThe Pentagon's reliance on volunteers from the Army Reserve for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan risks creating a "broken force," the reserve force's commander warned his superiors in a December memo, and he urged a wider call-up of reservists to active duty.Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/04/intelligence.bill/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/04/intelligence.bill/index.htmlThe Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee insisted Saturday that proposed intelligence overhaul legislation must allow the Pentagon to control battlefield satellite information.Sun, 05 Dec 2004 01:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/08/24/abughraib.report/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/08/24/abughraib.report/index.htmlAbuses photographed at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq represented "deviant behavior and a failure of military leadership and discipline" at the facility, but direct and indirect responsibility for those acts and others elsewhere went higher up the chain of command, an independent panel reported Tuesday.Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/11/congress.abuse.photos/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/11/congress.abuse.photos/index.htmlAll 100 senators will have a three-hour window Wednesday to view additional photographs and video showing abuse of Iraqi prisoners, Sen. John Warner, chairman of the Armed Services Committee has announced.Tue, 11 May 2004 23:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/07/fri/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/07/fri/index.htmlSecretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld goes under the klieg lights this morning, and it's no hype to say his job may well be on the line, despite the president's vote of confidence Thursday.Fri, 07 May 2004 11:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/07/03/72211/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/07/03/72211/index.htmPaying for the Pentagon, which gets more than 40% of the money Congress spends, is a money-losing proposition for most Americans. But not all. When the taxes paid by the average family are compared...Mon, 03 Jul 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/28/70373/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/28/70373/index.htmEven though retired chairman William Spoor's return to Pillsbury to ''help'' his successor, John Stafford, was billed as temporary, it looked as if Spoor could end up replacing his heir (FORTUNE, N...Mon, 28 Mar 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/06/10/65965/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/06/10/65965/index.htmAfter loudly proclaiming innocence, General Electric, the sixth-largest U.S. defense contractor, suddenly reversed itself and pleaded guilty to falsely billing the Air Force $800,000 on a Minuteman...Mon, 10 Jun 1985 04:01:00 EDT