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Defense
Military commissaries closed by sequester
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Gigi Douban
Jul 8, 2013
Monday is day one of the sequester-driven defense cuts, including a one-day a week closure of all domestic military grocery stores.
Americans in Paris...at the Air Show
Jun 21, 2013
The Paris Air Show is one of the world’s largest aviation and defense showcases. The U.S. pavilion is always the biggest, and typically attracts an entourage of American governors and members of Congress. But in this age of budget cuts, scrutiny on the costs will be high.
U.S. to leave behind billions in military equipment in Afghanistan
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David Gura
Jun 20, 2013
American troops are on the way out of Afghanistan, but the Washington Post reports that much of their gear, some $7 billion worth, won't be coming home with them.
A glimpse into the potential of the drone industry
May 23, 2013
Drones are a hot topic these days and the industry is heating up to potentially become big. What's the payoff and what other industries might suffer for it?
Military hops on the 'Internet of Things'
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Molly Wood
May 8, 2013
The U.S. military has been thinking about the 'Internet of Things' -- networks of devices that talk to one another. But there are some major obstacles.
The planet's most expensive prison: Guantanamo by the numbers
May 3, 2013
The Department of Defense wants to spend nearly $200 million to upgrade facilities at Guantanamo Bay. President Obama wants to shut it down for good. We take a look at the numbers behind the planet's most expensive prison.
Sequester a 'bipartisan failure', says Virginia's Governor
Mar 5, 2013
Virginia's Republican Governor, Bob McDonnell, says he supports federal spending cuts, including to defense spending, but that the sequester isn't balanced.
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Defense industry to largely shake off sequester...at first
Mar 1, 2013
The long-term nature of defense contracts shields the industry from short-term sequester disruptions in areas of the country that depend on military spending, such as St. Louis.
Wielding the sequester knife: 'There is no manual'
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Kai Ryssdal
Feb 22, 2013
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter says the mechanism of the sequester cuts to the Defense Department is "dumb."
Sequester could cut jobs outside U.S. borders
Feb 21, 2013
Cuts in defense spending as part of the sequester could ripple to suppliers outside the U.S.