Mattis Completes Review on Whether to Allow Transgender Troops Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has completed his report on transgender individuals serving in the military.
Pentagon's New Deploy-or-Out Policy Could Separate Up to 286K The policy grew out of Mattis' directive to the services to take steps to improve the "lethality" of the force.
5 Things To Start Your Week: February 19, 2018 Mattis on the "deploy-or-out" policy, the Niger ambush, AFA symposium and more.
America's Anti-War, Pro-Soldier Congressman Resurrects Idea of War Tax A dedicated "war tax" would draw attention to military spending and force Americans to confront defense costs.
Nominee for Key Weapons Buyer Post at DoD Passes Senate Hurdle The SASC approved the nomination of Kevin Fahey to become one of the top weapons buyers at the Pentagon.
Everything You Need to Know About Trump's 2019 Budget Request President Trump released his budget request for fiscal 2019, marking the first step in a months-long process.
Trump's Military Parade Might Not Be in DC: Pentagon The Defense Department's chief spokesperson said that other options to Washington, D.C., would be under consideration.
Mattis to Fight Possible Deportation of 'Dreamers' on Active Duty Mattis said that he will fight to protect the estimated 800-900 so-called "Dreamers" currently serving.
Trump's 2019 Budget Includes 2.6% Raise, Modest Force Size Boost The increase would be the largest in almost a decade.
First Pentagon-Wide Report on Military Hazing Due This Year It's a step on the way to more effectively policing a practice that in recent years has been implicated in multiple deaths.
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...