Policy

Marine Corps axes plan for third littoral regiment, ready to move on medium landing ship

Halfway to 2030, the service’s latest Force Design update teases upcoming “capstone concept.”

  • Meghann Myers
Policy

Senators challenge Hegseth’s bottleneck on communications with Congress

The Senate Armed Services chairman said new limits in a recent memo “may need to be clarified.”

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

The D Brief: Hurricane evacuation; B-1s off Venezuela; DOD civs fret amid shutdown; Plutonium for sale; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Defense civilians, other feds abroad fret about making rent during shutdown

Some employees say their foreign landlords have little sympathy for their “U.S. issue.”

  • Eric Katz
Threats

Today’s D Brief: B-1s buzz Venezuela; Private funds for troops’ pay?; Russian jets over Lithuania; Acting USAF JAG leaves; And a bit more...

  • Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
Exclusive Threats

Hegseth fired the Air Force’s top lawyer. The JAG who took on the job is stepping away.

It’s been eight months since the service had a Senate-confirmed leader in the role.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

Legal experts fear Trump admin is ignoring JAGs on cartel strikes, Guard deployments

A former military lawyer and a former judge encouraged commanders to stand up to unlawful orders.

  • Thomas Novelly
Threats

The D Brief: War on leaks; IGs, targeted; Guard-deployment sitrep; The next geoint hub?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

SecDef uses unprecedented meeting to unveil 10 personnel, due-process reviews

After summoning senior officers from around the world, Hegseth invites them to resign if they don’t agree with him.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth, Trump at Quantico; Shutdown watch; Defense-strategy concerns; Troops-in-streets update; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Don’t let the ‘unequal dialogue’ become a partisan one

Secretary Hegseth's short-notice summoning of flag officers evinces a dangerous lack of respect.

  • Paula Thornhill
Threats

The D Brief: DOD sheds 60K civilians; EU warns Moscow; USAF’s new ‘homeland’ focus; China’s airborne gets help; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Exclusive Policy

More than 60K defense civilians have left under Hegseth—but officials are mum on the effects

Months into a hastily ordered overhaul, officials declined to disclose metrics, discuss problems.

  • Meghann Myers
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth yanks brass to Quantico; Drones close Danish airports; AFSOC’s Caribbean work; Russia’s AI drones; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Agencies should prep for mass layoffs if shutdown occurs, White House says

OMB is requesting updated reduction-in-force plans even if a shutdown is averted.

  • Eric Katz
Policy

Judge says Trump's mass-probationary firings were illegal, but he won't order re-hirings

But agencies must still send an exculpatory letter to some 25,000 illegally fired employees.

  • Eric Katz
Ideas

A killing at sea marks America’s descent into lawless power

The peremptory strike on a speedboat is a warning to all who serve. Remember your oath.

  • Jon Duffy
Policy

Report: Federal agencies have deployed nearly 33,000 employees to assist ICE

Only around 15% of employees working on immigration enforcement are full-time immigration enforcement staff.

  • Eric Katz
Policy

Shortly after laying off hundreds, State hires new class of foreign service staff

The firing-hiring combo is "the definition of wasteful government spending,” according to one staffer.

  • Eric Katz
Exclusive Policy

Trump freezes most training for non-ICE federal law enforcement

The freeze, which will last through year's end, affects military police, inspectors general offices, and dozens of other agencies.

  • Eric Katz
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