Navy's Plan to Retire a Carrier Early Could Be Axed by New Bill Members of the HASC have drafted legislation that would bar the defense secretary from reducing the number of carriers.
Inspection Reveals Missing, Inaccurate Headstones at Military Cemeteries Military cemeteries run by the service branches need an overall set of rules, the DoD IG found.
Is it Ethical to Dope Troops So They Fight Better? "Proper use of performance-enhancing drugs in the military could shorten wars and save lives."
Senate Panel Approves $750 Billion Defense Policy Bill The Senate Armed Services Committee overwhelmingly supported a proposed 3.1% military pay raise.
Lawmakers Hit Back at DoD Proposal Limiting Information-Sharing with Congress Two key House lawmakers slammed a Pentagon proposal that would limit what top brass tells Congress about operational plans.
Lawmakers Seek to Slow DoD's Efforts to Slash Medical Billets, Outsource Moves The House Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal 2020 Defense Appropriations bill 30 to 22.
Trump Taps Former Diplomat as Next Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett, a former diplomat and businesswoman, is the president's pick to be the service's 25th secretary.
Military's Big Middle East Response Made Iranians 'Recalculate,' Shanahan Says Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan defended the Pentagon's move to carry out a joint show of force in the Persian Gulf.
Congress, DoD Must Do More to Remove Hurdles to Spouse Employment Military spouses experience unique barriers t that many times put them at a disadvantage in gaining employment.
Lawmakers Question Huge Increase in Pentagon's 'War Budget' for Fiscal 2020 Lawmakers charged that the proposed huge increase in Overseas Contingency Operations funding is a budgetary "gimmick."
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
