The United States is divided into five Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADDs).
However, there is a more compelling reason for defense executives to start rethinking their persistent pessimism.
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He was on the short list for defense secretary but the nod went to retiring Sen.
He is Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Defense Policy and Strategy.
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Bill Casey understood that you cannot play offense with an agency built for defense.
"The counsel for for defense says he sees no evil in his client, " Ebert said.
It exceeds the cap set for defense programs in last year's budget deal by several billion dollars.
General LARRY WELCH (President, Institute for Defense Analyses): They exist in neighborhoods that are not particularly friendly.
There would even be plenty left over for tax cuts, and increased spending for defense and education.
Ms. Rosett is journalist-in-residence with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and heads its Investigative Reporting Project.
Asaf Romirowsky an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Forum and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Detica and Norcom, which was acquired by Detica, have done very sophisticated monitoring for defense and intelligence agencies.
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Ms. Rosett is a journalist-in-residence with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and heads its Investigative Reporting Project.
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Besides, when we do account for defense, the rankings change hardly at all.
Union Carbide is currently the only domestic supplier of the ultra-high purity semiconductor material increasingly required for defense applications.
Mr. Gerecht, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer, is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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Obama must be dragged kicking and screaming to any significant entitlement reform or discretionary spending cuts, except for defense.
Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary, John Brennan for Director of the CIA, Sen.
For defense secretary, indications are the current defense chief, Robert Gates, will stay "for a certain period, " the source said.
The agreement provides that Israel will remain responsible for defense against external threats and for the overall security of Israelis.
In reality, a substantial part of the U.S. defense budget actually is not for defense but instead is a jobs program.
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Under present economic conditions, such an outcome spells disaster for the national economy in general and for defense sector in particular.
As for defense, Mr. Lillo said the need for size is vastly overrated as long as the players are maniacally aggressive.
The continuing decline in real defense spending posed a larger problem for defense planners seeking to maintain a credible two-MTW capability.
Joseph LaVorgna, an economist at Deutsche Bank, noted that orders for defense equipment fell to their lowest level in over seven years.
Spending for defense is investing in things that are priceless--peace and freedom.
Clinton vetoed the bill authorizing funds for defense programs on December 28.
The White House requested the emergency appropriation for defense four months ago.
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