Policy
Carter to Lawmakers: Don’t Complain About ISIS Strategy When You’re Stalling Funds and Nominations
Responded Sen. John McCain: we won’t keep bankrolling an “absolute failure.”
Policy
Pentagon Calls Trump’s Muslim Ban 'Counter to National Security'
GOP frontrunner draws extraordinary rebuke from Department of Defense, State, Homeland Security, Congress, and Republican Party leaders.
Business
Pentagon Bought Itself $150M in Unnecessary Luxury Homes in Afghanistan, Watchdog Says
Twenty percent of a special task force's budget went to things like queen-sized beds and private security guards rather than far cheaper stays on a military base, a new report alleges.
Business
No Exceptions: Carter Opens All Military Jobs to Women
In a historic decision, Ash Carter rebuffs Marine Corps, says the joint “force of the future” must integrate at every level and open its doors to America’s finest — male or female.
Business
Measure Twice, Cut Once: Pentagon Launches Personnel-System Overhaul
A first tranche of reforms omits some highly anticipated fixes, but seeks to lay the groundwork for more.
Threats
US Air Strike Hits ISIS in Libya, Chief Presumed Dead
The U.S. airstrike in the Libyan front was underway before the Paris attacks began, stressed a senior U.S. official.
Policy
DOD Sequestration Furloughs Were Fair, Court Says
Judges reject argument that some employees should have escaped budget battle.
Threats
US Soldier Dies in Action in Iraq, the First Since 2011
An American soldier was killed in an operation involving U.S. and Kurdish commandos on an Islamic State base in northern Iraq.
Threats
How Many ISIS Fighters Has the US Actually Killed?
The U.S. Defense Department cautions against using 'body counts' as a metric of success in its campaign against the Islamic State. But it continues to advertise them anyway.
Threats
Pentagon: Afghans Called In Deadly Strike on Hospital
Top NATO commander blames misfire on Afghan forces, Taliban.
Science & Tech
Engineering Humans for War
Inside the Pentagon’s efforts to create a super-soldier — and change the future of the battlefield.
Science & Tech
Just 1 Out of Every 7 Emails The Pentagon Gets Is Legit
Of 700 million emails sent to DOD accounts monthly, about 98 million are actually “good emails,” an official says.
Threats
Allen Quits ISIS War Envoy Job, One Year After Calling for Group’s Destruction
The retired general begged President Obama to “destroy” ISIS and was then appointed to help do it.
Threats
The Pentagon's Next Unclassified Email System May Live in the Cloud
The Defense Department’s IT agency is asking industry about setting up a new email system for its 1.6 million users.
Science & Tech
A Top-Secret Cell Phone Is Just One New Tool the Pentagon Can Expect Soon
In a call with reporters, the Defense Department's chief information officer shared a handful of new developments on the Pentagon's tech horizon.
Threats
Only ‘4 or 5’ US-Trained Syrians Are Still in the Fight Against ISIS
It’s far from the 15,000 envisioned over three years, CENTCOM commander Gen. Austin conceded to lawmakers.
Policy
Carter: Congressional Inaction on Defense Budget Is Dangerous and Embarrassing
U.S. defense secretary also calls on China to halt island-building, and touts coming personnel reforms.
Policy
Russia Is Setting Up A Forward Operating Base in Syria, Pentagon Confirms
Amid a tide of news reports and statements about Russian deployments to Syria, the Defense Department confirms a few details.
Business
Pentagon Orders Even More HQ Cuts, Infuriating Employees' Union
Defense Department personnel officials are moving ahead with a more-severe version of an existing plan for cuts to headquarters staff—angering a major union in the process.
Business