Trump's Missile Defense Review Calls for Space Sensors, Drone Lasers President Donald Trump called for the best cutting-edge missile defense weapons and systems at the Pentagon on Thursday.
Military Border Deployment Extended Until September, Pentagon Announces While the troops are staying on, the mission is changing.
New Acting SecDef Shanahan Pledges to Carry Out Trump's Policy Agenda New Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan pledged loyalty to President Donald Trump and no pushback on policy.
Mattis Out by Jan. 1, Shanahan Named Acting Secretary of Defense President Trump announced Sunday that Defense Secretary James Mattis will be leaving the administration on January 1.
Trump Hits Back at Mattis on Value of US Alliances, Defends Syria Pullout President Donald Trump disputed outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on the worth of U.S. alliances.
Key Space Force Directive Missing from White House Meeting Agenda Pentagon officials have waited months to address an important provision for establishing the Space Force.
Mattis Speaks Out: He’s Staying SecDef, and He’s Not a Democrat Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has given no signs that he intends to step down from the Cabinet post.
Navy Vet Suspected of Sending Ricin Ingredient to Pentagon is Arrested The suspect has been identified as William Clyde Allen III, of Logan, Utah, said an attorney’s office spokeswoman.
Defense Department Looking at Vision Enhancement for Combat Troops The Pentagon wants a new style of sophisticated protective eyewear that features adjustable vision enhancement.
At Least Two Packages Sent to Pentagon Suspected to Contain Ricin Authorities at the Pentagon found at least two packages suspected of containing ricin, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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...