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Debate: Waiting for Obama's Policy on Nukes

(March 8) -- To defense experts, "NPR" stands not for "National Public Radio" but for the "Nuclear Posture Review" -- the reassessment of nuclear weapons policy U.S. presidents customarily undertake upon taking office. NPRs produce guidance used to direct management of the U.S. nuclear weapons infrastructure, Pentagon...

White House Gives Peek at Cybersecurity Strategy

(March 3) -- Amid a growing chorus of concern over the nation's approach to cybersecurity, the White House has revealed a bare-bones outline of its secret plans to protect the nation from a cyberattack. But the 12-point document may do little to quell criticism that the Obama administration has failed to make clear its...

Obama Proposes Another Surge in Military Spending

WASHINGTON (Feb. 1) – After moving last year to cancel or scale back some of the military's most expensive weapons programs, the Obama administration announced plans today to continue what has become an era of historic growth in defense spending. New spending blueprints unveiled at the Pentagon would push the U.S....

Spending Freeze Could 'Hit the Congress Where It Lives'

WASHINGTON (Jan. 26) – President Obama's proposal to freeze certain federal spending will have a tiny impact on the nation's deficit but a big one on some citizens who could see cuts to programs they rely on, according to budget experts. Obama wants to hold spending on $447 billion worth of domestic programs level...