New Congressional Task Force Aims to Help the Pentagon Beat Rising Threats A group of House lawmakers has launched a task force focused on responding to rising threats such as Russia and China.
It's Official: Barbara Barrett Will Be Air Force's 4th Female Leader Lawmakers voted 85-7 in favor of Barbara Barrett, a former chair of the Aerospace Corporation.
DoD Rounding Up Documents on Ukraine, Military Aid Amid Controversy Defense Secretary Mark Esper was not on the controversial phone call President Trump made to the president of Ukraine.
DoD Takes Over Troubled Background Check Agency and Its Backlog The National Background Investigations Bureau has been transferred to the Defense Department.
The Unknown Legacy of Military Mental Health Programs The Army had come up against an indisputable fact: The psychological damage of war was outpacing the science to treat it.
Lawmakers Urge Approval of New Cash Allotment for Low-Income Military Families The subsidy would be calculated based on the service member's base pay plus income of other household members, including...
The Drought Is Over: Pentagon Spokesman Holds 1st Formal Press Briefing Pentagon chief spokesman Jonathan Hoffman's predecessors had not held an on-the-record briefing since May 2018.
US Has No Immediate Plans to Boost Forces to Counter Iran: Pentagon The U.S. is awaiting a final assessment from the Saudis on "where they believe the attacks came from."
Senator Threatens to Hold Back Air Force Nominee Over Trump Resort Stays Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants Barbara Barrett to promise to end spending at properties belonging to the "grifter-in-chief."
Commands Protect Troops and Fail Families in Domestic Abuse Cases, Victims Say Three women claim military commands refused to prosecute and allowed their alleged abusers to go free.
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...