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Military hops on the 'Internet of Things'
Ben Johnson 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
David Weinberg 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 hits government contractors unevenly
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 2, 2013
Some government contractors take cuts in stride, others struggle.
Lockheed Martin moves beyond weapons to clean water with graphene
Ben Johnson Mar 18, 2013
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin has discovered a way to make desalination 100 times more efficient. And that could have a big impact on bringing clean drinking water to the developing world and war zones.
Sequester a 'bipartisan failure', says Virginia's Governor
Jeremy Hobson 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.
Defense industry to largely shake off sequester...at first
Adam Allington 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'
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
Christopher Werth Feb 22, 2013
Cuts in defense spending as part of the sequester could ripple to suppliers outside the U.S.
Just how would the 'sequester' affect you?
Tracey Samuelson Feb 13, 2013
For one thing, 63,000 kids would get booted from Head Start.
Pentagon cuts threaten economies in military towns
Jim Burress Jan 29, 2013
As furloughs loom, worries abound in Warner Robins, Ga.
