The methods of defense had improved much more than the methods of attack.

VOA: special.2009.12.03

The Department of Defense provided financial support for the competition.

VOA: special.2011.06.21

"Even though the Department of Defense is exempt from the budget freeze, it is not exempt from budget common sense."

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

He says agents working at airports, seaports and border crossings are often the first line of defense for victims.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

"The Internet has a unique meaning for us." "It's the last line of defense for freedom of speech in the country.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said as many as 100 Guantanamo detainees may be transferred to U.S.facilities.

VOA: standard.2009.05.20

Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy,James Miller, says there will be major developments during the next few years.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

"MRAPs are lifesavers," That is the Assistant Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter But,he explains, the MRAPs did not work so well in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

But on the advice of Defense Secretary Robert Gates and senior military leaders, President Obama decided that no more are needed for national defense.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

One of the leaders of the Obama strategy review team, Under Secretary of Defense Michele Flournoy, says expectations of a more limited strategy were based on a misunderstanding.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27

In his 2,200-word retirement request General Sarath Fonseka says he was misled about his promotion this year to chief of defense staff, finding that he had "basically no authority."

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

Steve Henry,Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

"There are no two people in government who appreciate the gravity of the decisions that are being discussed and that will ultimately be made than the Secretary of Defense and the President of the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23

Ugandan Minister of Defense, Crispus Kiyonga, said the African Union force, composed of 2,590 Ugandan troops and 1,600 from Burundi, has so far been able to defend the transitional government's state house, Mogadishu port and airport, but said reinforcements to al-Shabaab have created a difficult situation.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26