Coasties Stripped of Acquisition Power The Department of Homeland Security has stripped acquisition decision authority from the Coast Guard in the wake of the...
Army Re-Competes Recon Chopper The Army has asked industry to re-compete for the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Program that was cancelled last month due...
Cyber Attack Spurs Thumb Drive Ban Our friends at DefenseTech.org feature an excellent piece about a cyber attack on the U.S. military. The attack finally led...
Sestak Possible For SecNav? Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.), the former admiral who was fired by the man who is now Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, appears to be...
War Costs at $904 Billion: CSBA How much have we spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? The answer is $904 billion, according to CSBA's Steven Kosiak...
Peek Inside Obama Transition on F-22 We all know Obama's defense people were bombarded with briefings about programs and policies but the efforts have, shall we...
Hill React to FCS OK; Rumors on OSD Review FCS, the Army's prime modernization effort, appears set for a major restructure if rumors emanating from the Pentagon and...
OSD, AF Scrubbing Space Programs; T-Sat Reassess The two words "space program" have almost become synonymous with Nunn-McCurdy, and John Young's acquisition office wants to...
Carter ATL Nomination Wobbly? The best source I've got on Obama appointments says John Young's likely successor is Ashton Carter, Harvard professor of...
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Army Says Soldiers Should Avoid Poppy Seeds in Updated Regulation over Drug-Testing Concerns While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also -- depending on how they are harvested and...
'Like Freeing a Ghost': A Sailor's Strange and Wondrous Journey Back from Pearl Harbor Some service members killed aboard the Oklahoma were identified, but most, like Titterington, were laid in mass graves...
Military Board Substantiates Misconduct But Declines to Fire Marine Who Adopted Afghan Orphan A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest...
The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...