Defense
Two held in suspected plot to attack U.S. base in Germany
German police have arrested two people on suspicion of plotting a terrorist strike on a U.S. military base in Heidelberg.
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Chemical weapons facility locked down after terrorist threat
Security measures implemented after Sept. 11 at a Utah chemical weapons depot got their first test Thursday after soldiers reported seeing a possible intruder at the site.
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Defense official says attack unlikely
A terrorist attack on the United States involving weapons of mass destruction is not imminent, or even likely, according to the head of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
Defense
Broken bases
The military services can’t stay in shape to fight when their bases are crumbling around them.
Defense
Pentagon cracks down on charge card abuse
Defense Department Comptroller Dov Zakheim Thursday announced a series of measures, including greater penalties, intended to rein in the abuse of government-issued travel and purchase cards.
Defense
Big Homeland Security Department would spend big dollars
The proposed Department of Homeland Security would become one of the federal government’s largest spenders, with a procurement budget that would likely top $5 billion annually, acquisition experts say.
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