Monday, July 29, 2013

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 29, 2013

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There's a Storm Brewing in the Pentagon's Budget -- US News and World Report

The House of Representatives debated and passed the 2014 defense spending bill this week. The White House has threatened to veto the bill for a variety of reasons, but one stands out: the unsustainable cost of military and retiree benefits.

The president's advisers are encouraging Congress to help them restrain internal cost growth on priorities like health care for troops. But Congress is moving in a different direction.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

US Furloughs Wreak Havoc on DoD Productivity -- Defense News

Have You Heard the One About the Pentagon's Budget? -- Gordon Adams, Foreign Policy

The Sequester Will Lift, Not Cut, Defense Costs -- Sara Sorcher, National Journal

China military puts best foot forward, plays down tensions -- Reuters

Report: New Zealand military collected data on phone calls of McClatchy contributor -- McClatchy News

Taiwan's Defense Minister Resigns After Conscript's Death -- Defense News/AFP

Indian Army tracks suspected Chinese drones, discovers they're just planets -- The Verge

Russia begins observation flyovers of United States -- UPI

Israeli navy to begin installing system to counter Yakhont missile -- Israel Hayom

Handover of wartime troop leadership likely to be key topic at Korea defense meetings -- Stars and Stripes

MIAs and troops abroad remain Korean War legacies -- Stars and Stripes/AP

Pentagon Says Asian Spies Are Targeting Radiation-Hardened Electronics -- Defense One

U.S. surveillance planes conduct patrols in South China Sea -- ABS-CBN

Lockheed Martin Counts On Global F-35 Buys To Ease Sequestration Pain -- Aviation Week

Navy eyes C-2, H-60 replacement programs -- Navy Times

Military Rotorcraft: From Boom To Bust -- Forbes

Sequester and the Supply Chain: 'Life or Death' for the F-35's Small Companies -- Defense One

Teaching Android To Defend Itself -- Strategy Page

Unisex Uniforms Debut As Army Opens Units To Women -- CBS

Overweight military recruits a concern -- Chicago Tribune

Funding schemes in Congress could ground drones; FAA pressured over privacy -- Washington Times

Pro-defense Bloc Crumbling in US Congress -- Defense News

Senate, DOD nominee spar over counterrorism rules in confirmation hearing -- The Hill

Democrats say they'll seek more-rigid oversight of NSA surveillance -- McClathcy News

Bradley Manning: Whistle-blower or traitor? He awaits judge's verdict -- CNN

Senator targets military law over sexual assault -- SFGate/AP

Top Marine Gen. James Amos is accused of interfering in sex assault, desecration cases -- Washington Times

Sequester Weakens Military, Fails to Address Real Pentagon Waste -- Bob Ridder, Roll Call

Defining Air-Sea Battle: From Interservice Cooperation to Nuclear Confrontation, or Somewhere in Between -- Defense News

Col. Bud Day, Heroic Pilot in Vietnam War, Dies at 88 -- New York Times

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