Congress blocks transfer of high-energy laser program

Congress has told the Defense Department to stop the transfer of its high energy laser (HEL) program from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the Air Force. Lawmakers, who issued their orders in the recently completed fiscal 2003 defense appropriations conference report, fear HEL would receive...

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