Shanahan Says It's Safe to Drink Tap Water on Military Bases The Defense Department continues to address concerns that firefighting foam is polluting groundwater.
Despite Efforts, Sexual Assaults Up Nearly 40% in US Military A new survey of active-duty troops has found that sexual assaults in the U.S. military rose by 38% from 2016 to 2018.
Vehicles Left to Rust, Faulty Furnaces: Most Military Depots in Bad Shape, GAO Finds The poor condition of military repair and maintenance facilities is delaying getting major weapons systems back in the field.
VA, DoD Electronic Health Records Still Aren't Compatible, and Lawmakers Are Angry Shanahan was grilled by lawmakers on the lengthy and costly effort to develop compatible electronic records systems.
Do US High Schools Bar Military Recruiters? Activists Try to Call Pentagon’s Bluff Two activists say they want to call attention to a falsehood allegedly perpetuated by the Pentagon.
IG Report: Shanahan Called F-35 Program, Not Plane, 'F-----d Up' Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan did not use his position to promote Boeing, the Pentagon's top watchdog said.
Military Not Following Own Rules for On-Base Domestic Violence Investigations The Pentagon's Office of Inspector General released a report showing many investigatory shortcomings across the services.
DoD Officials Make Case for Keeping the Draft, Women Included Pentagon officials and national security experts presented a case Wednesday to reform the Selective Service System.
Military Leaders Face Off Against a Rising Enemy: The Weather Navy and Air Force leaders told lawmakers that rising sea levels, fires and storms affect personnel at home as and at work.
Changes Coming to Military's Transition Assistance Program This Fall Changes are coming to the DoD's program for transitioning troops, which is designed to boost veterans' chances for success.
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...