CHICAGO, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to help state governors cope with a deepening recession and asked for their help in crafting a huge stimulus package to create jobs and tackle the crumbling economy. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The top U.S. military officer traveled to India and Pakistan on Tuesday as part of Washington's diplomatic efforts to ease tensions over last week's deadly attacks by militants in Mumbai, officials said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who will stay on under Barack Obama, said on Tuesday he supported the president-elect's Iraq policy but declined to back his proposed timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Spurred by massive cost overruns and chronic schedule delays, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer approved on Tuesday the first major changes in the Defense Department's acquisition policies in five years. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — The Pentagon has seen no signs that Pakistan is preparing to shift troops out of its tribal region near the Afghanistan border due to rising tensions with India, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama vowed on Monday to continue to invest to strengthen the U.S. military, increase ground forces and ensure success against al Qaeda and the Taliban. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama's decision to ask Robert Gates to stay as U.S. defense secretary has been widely praised but it may lead to at least a few awkward moments for both men. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — President-Elect Barack Obama will unveil his national security team at a news conference in Chicago on Monday, expected to include Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia's military said on Friday it had intensified efforts to develop new ballistic missiles in response to U.S. plans to deploy an anti-missile system in Europe and Russia's navy test fired a new generation rocket. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama moved closer to assembling his national security team on Tuesday, with sources saying Robert Gates would likely keep his job as defense secretary and retired Marine Gen. James Jones be named national security adviser. ... > full story
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Homeland Security in disarray, officials warn Nov. 30, 2008 (Boston Globe) — As the Department of Homeland Security prepares for its first transition, a series of major projects - including a communication network linking ...
BLOG WATCH Nov. 30, 2008 (New York Post) — Moral hazards. . "If you had $20 million stashed away somewhere and lost 95% of that, sure you'd be pretty sad. But you'd still have a million ...
National security: No new torture investigations Nov. 30, 2008 (Houston Chronicle) — There has been much speculation about how the Obama administration will deal with what many view as the Bush administration's harsh, abusive and ...
Obama pressed to change counterterror rules Nov. 30, 2008 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) — It's called the President's Daily Brief, or, more informally, the "threat matrix." And it could change the way President-elect Barack Obama views ...
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