Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 25, 2011

The Honor Guard holds the colors while Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta awards Linda McNabb, wife of Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, the Defense Distinguished Public Service Award during the U.S. Transportation Command change-of-command ceremony on Scott Air Force Base, Ill., Oct. 14, 2011. During the ceremony, Air Force Gen. William M. Fraser III assumed leadership of the command from McNabb. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen

White House Endorses 2012 Defense Spending Freeze -- Defense News

As Congress works to pass spending legislation for 2012, the White House has endorsed a Senate plan to freeze the Defense Department's base budget at 2011 levels.

President Barack Obama's administration supports the appropriations bills for the Defense Department and the State Department passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee, according to an Oct. 19 letter from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Jack Lew.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

NATO still optimistic about missile defense deal with Russia -- Washington Post

China seeks military bases in Pakistan -- Asia Times

Panetta: No Decision yet on US-Libya Military Ties -- ABC News/AP

NATO may continue Libya mission, Panetta says -- CNN

Pentagon To Hold The Line In South Korea -- Aol Defense

Africa: U.S. Tightens Military Grip on Africa -- allAfrica.com

Germany arrested 'retired' Russian spies -- The Telegraph

LCS Program Shies Away From Major Changes -- Aviation Week

Navy's Latest LCS Clears Critical Test -- Aol Defense

More Problems With The F-35B? -- Defense Tech

U.S. Dismantles Last 10,000 Pound Cold-war Era Nuclear Bomb -- Bloomberg Businessweek

CIA's Covert Iraq Mission -- Daily Beast

The Risks of Failing to Execute the F-35 Program as Planned -- Defpro

The Osprey: Good Reviews, But A Costly Program -- NPR

Sub Force Competing for Shrinking Dollars -- Military.com

Missing evidence is among military crime lab’s new problems -- Stars and Stripes/McClatchy News

New cyberweapon ‘Duqu’ threatens vital infrastructure -- Washington Times

Cyberwarfare joins the curriculum at service academies -- Stars and Stripes

FBI Says Gangs Infiltrating the US Military -- Military.com

Top Dems oppose detention policy in defense bill -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Analysts: Scattershot ‘industrial strategy’ better than none -- DoD Buzz

Crowdsourcing Smart Defense Cuts: The Verdict -- Information Dissemination

While Veterans Wait -- New York Times editorial

Welcome to the Shadow War: The pullout of U.S. forces in Iraq threatens to unleash a dangerous and deadly struggle with Iran and within the Iraqi army. -- Michael Knights, Foreign Policy

Gutting the military: Looming cuts mean US retreat -- Peter Brookes, New York Post