Read more defense contractors stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35703/defense-contractors.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74312/ex-generals-cash-in-as-govt-mentors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re a general unhappy with your measly six-figure salary, just retire; the Pentagon will pay you millions to come back and consult, even if you’re also drawing a paycheck from a defense contractor. At least 158 retired admirals and generals are now on the Pentagon payroll as “senior mentors,...http://www.newser.com/story/74312/ex-generals-cash-in-as-govt-mentors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:59:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72091/defense-dept-opposed-anti-rape-rule-for-contractors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen 30 Republicans voted against an Al Franken amendment prohibiting defense contractors from forcing their employees to agree not to sue if they’re raped, Jon Stewart and liberals everywhere went ballistic. But those 30 Republicans weren’t alone, the Huffington Post reports; the Defense Department opposed the amendment as well. The...http://www.newser.com/story/72091/defense-dept-opposed-anti-rape-rule-for-contractors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 9:19:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68421/us-to-beef-up-afghanistan-combat-force.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Pentagon will add up to 14,000 combat troops to its Afghanistan force, replacing noncombatant support units with more "trigger-pullers" as casualties continue to climb. With support for the war waning, the Defense Department's "force optimization" plan will not increase the number of US troops, and may even lead...http://www.newser.com/story/68421/us-to-beef-up-afghanistan-combat-force.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 8:21:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67500/first-obama-rendition-says-fbi-starved-threatened-him.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen military contractor Raymond Azar was arrested in Afghanistan, he was hooded, shackled, stripped, photographed naked, then flown to Alexandria, Va., in the first known rendition of the Obama administration. But Azar isn’t accused of terrorism. The Lebanese citizen is accused of bribery, a charge he pleaded guilty to on...http://www.newser.com/story/67500/first-obama-rendition-says-fbi-starved-threatened-him.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 8:33:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66206/problems-sour-boeings-dream-summer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoeing was expecting to ride high on defense contracts in mid-2009 even as its 787 Dreamliner transformed air travel—but widespread problems have shadowed the firm's "dream summer," Dan Reed writes in USA Today . The Dreamliner's launch was delayed for a fifth time after structural problems were discovered, and analysts...http://www.newser.com/story/66206/problems-sour-boeings-dream-summer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 5:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61343/pentagon-drops-ball-on-contractor-oversight-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough US defense contracting has reached “unprecedented proportions” in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Defense Department isn’t adequately monitoring the contracts, according to an independent watchdog. A report to be presented to Congress tomorrow says the government lacks central records showing the identities, activities, and pay of some 240,000 private...http://www.newser.com/story/61343/pentagon-drops-ball-on-contractor-oversight-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 9:33:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60584/pentagon-builds-legion-of-hacker-soldiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMilitary recruiters may still prize the strapping jock, but military contractors are wooing the scrawny computer geek to join the ranks of young "hacker soldiers" enlisted to defend the US in cyberwarfare, the New York Times reports. Most of the biggest companies, like Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, have “cyber...http://www.newser.com/story/60584/pentagon-builds-legion-of-hacker-soldiers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 31 May 2009 10:52:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60544/defense-giants-stalk-cyberwar-contracts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMajor defense contractors are already staffed with "hacker soldiers" who can help them earn billions of dollars in Washington's new cyberwar, the New York Times reports. Cranking rock tunes and piling up pop cans, engineers hack away at companies like Raytheon, working for the Pentagon or protecting internal documents. Now,...http://www.newser.com/story/60544/defense-giants-stalk-cyberwar-contracts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 15:05:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58354/line-by-line-some-obama-budget-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama said today proposed budget cuts are “not a criticism of” federal workers. Still, they take a toll, from defense to education. The Washington Post takes a look at what’s being trimmed: Anthrax vaccine research: The administration says the goals of the program have been met, and its cancellation...http://www.newser.com/story/58354/line-by-line-some-obama-budget-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 14:30:02 CDT