Pentagon

Hegseth hints at higher defense budgets as OMB says another reconciliation bill is possible

Analysts had warned that the $156 billion reconciliation bill might lead to efforts unsustainable without more money.

Legal experts fail to see justification for continued U.S. military strikes on drug boats.

Partisan lines were drawn after Thursday's briefing on the Hill about the Sept. 2 strike.

Hegseth broke rules, DODIG concludes, even though he said Yemen strike details were ‘safe to declassify’

Inspector general’s Signalgate report arrives two months after SecDef alleged the office had been “weaponized.”

Air Force leaders axe major China-focused organizational efforts

The service continues to unravel its “reoptimization for Great Power Competition” strategy.

Congress to probe US strikes on boats in Caribbean

The U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees will open bipartisan inquiries amid conflicting Trump-administration statements.

DOGE is no longer a 'centralized entity,' personnel chief says

But the renamed U.S. Digital Service continues its work, as do DOGE teams throughout government, Office of Personnel Management says.

Military aircraft crashes skyrocketed from 2020 to 2024, new data shows

Possible causes include stagnating budgets and increased operations, experts said.