DoD Creates Online Memorial for Fallen Heroes Loved ones can visit the website to view information about and pay tribute to their veteran.
Defense Bill Headed to Biden’s Desk as Military Justice Debate Rages On The NDAA approved by Congress creates prosecutor positions called "special trial counsel" to handle cases of sexual assault .
After Years of Delays, Congress Prepares 2-Year Deadline for Pentagon to Finish Testing for ‘Forever Chemicals’ With less than one-third of nearly 700 locations through the identification process, Congress wants the timeline accelerated.
House Approves Defense Bill with Pared-Down Reforms The House voted 363-70 on Tuesday night to approve the $768 billion National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA.
Narrower Military Justice Reform Among Changes that Survive Defense Bill Compromise A major overhaul of the military justice system has been scuttled from a defense policy bill in favor of narrower approach...
After Deadline, VA and DoD Middle of the Pack for COVID-19 Vaccinations, White House Says The latest figures show, however, that tens of thousands still need the shots or waivers based on religious exemptions or...
More Housing Money Coming as Pentagon Ponders Fix for Military Family Hunger Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he wants a new strategy within three months to help hungry service members and their...
Pentagon Says It Can Overrule Oklahoma Guard on Vaccinations It remained unclear how the dispute might play out -- and whether the Pentagon has the clear legal authority that it claims...
Biden Names Pick for Pentagon Watchdog, Filling Job That’s Been Vacant for Half a Decade Robert Storch has been the National Security Agency/Central Security Service inspector general since January 2018.
The Pentagon Is Failing to Screen Most Transitioning Troops for Suicide Risk, Watchdog Says The Pentagon was supposed to screen 100% by the end of 2018, according to a joint plan with the Veterans Affairs Department.
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...
