The transition team is examining initiatives in education, day care, ethics, the environment and reforming Pentagon procurement that it hopes could win broad political support.

To make up for cutbacks in Pentagon procurement, some defense contractors have tried to diversify their work, emphasizing civilian applications of military technology.

In light of these facts, it isn't entirely coincidental that last year began with stories of outright corruption in Pentagon procurement.

The push to sell arms overseas took off when the cold war ended and Pentagon procurement dropped.

The report by the Congressional investigating agency does not address the current investigation into allegations of fraud and bribery in Pentagon procurement.

That criticism aside, the program is a thorough introduction to Pentagon procurement.

With the slowing of Pentagon procurement, the industry looked overseas to peddle its wares.

With slowed Pentagon procurement, the defense industry cannot expect to fend off decline by pushing its products abroad.

The aerospace and military factories were hit hard by the steep, post-cold war decline in Pentagon procurement.

It was the first criminal trial to stem from the three-year inquiry into fraud in Pentagon procurement.