U.S. Troop Presence in Afghanistan
Frank Oliveri spoke by phone about President Obama’s announcement of his plan to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends at the end of 2014.
163 viewsFrank Oliveri spoke by phone about President Obama’s announcement of his plan to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends at the end of 2014.
163 viewsHouse Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) talked about the Defense Authorization bill, sequestration budget cuts, Iran and the nuclear deal, and changes in the U.S. mil…
5,187 viewsFrank Oliveri talked about the future of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program, and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included its…
485 viewsHouse Armed Services Committee Chair Buck McKeon (R-CA) talked about criticism of President Obama’s proposed defense budget, the news that North Korea may have the ability to launch nuclear …
198 viewsSenator James Inhofe (R-OK), the new ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talked from Tulsa, Oklahoma, about key defense issues, including the confirmation hearing of forme…
606 viewsFrank Oliveri talked about President Obama’s nomination of former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. To…
261 viewsFrank Oliveri, correspondent for Congressional Quarterly spoke by Skype about the Defense Authorization Act.
128 viewsJournalists spoke about the “fiscal cliff” prompted by automatic spending cuts through sequestration and tax increases scheduled to commence at the beginning of 2013. They spoke about the li…
1,437 viewsHouse Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) talked about sequestration, defense spending, U.S. policy toward Syria, national security leaks, and other military issues. Fo…
1,152 viewsFrank Oliveri was interviewed by phone about the House Republican fiscal year 2013 defense authorization.
56 viewsFrank Oliveri spoke by phone about President Obama’s national address later in the evening of troop levels in Afghanistan.
414 viewsTelephone lines were open for comments on a poll by Reuters which showed that 57 percent of U.S. workers use their vacation time. Frank Oliveri talked by telephone about the announcement by …
141 viewsHouse Armed Services Committee Chair Buck McKeon (R-CA) talked about the military budget, cost growth in programs like the Joint Strike Fighter, as well as the U.S. role in Libya, Iraq, and …
475 viewsFrank Oliveri talked about the winner of of $35 billion tanker contract, which was awarded to Boeing.
119 viewsFrank Oliveri talked about the details of Defense Secretary Gates' announcement the previous week that called for a reduction of $78 billion in Pentagon spending over 5 years. He also respon…
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