Defense
Aviator Cancer Bill Would Push VA to Study Toxins Air Crews Faced, Assess Links to Cancers
Ground crew and flight crew cancers would be reviewed. So would the fuels, chemicals, and emissions they were exposed to.
Defense
Military Sexual Assault Survivors and Advocates Demand Accountability in a ‘World of Predators’
Service members who report an attack have to navigate a system that does not necessarily protect them. A group of lawyers, advocates and survivors is joining the fight to change that policy.
Defense
U.S. Rushes Weapons to Ukraine as Russia Coils for New Offensive Into the Donbas
“There’s a sense of urgency,” says senior defense official, as Biden reportedly weighs approving a massive $750 million arms package.
Defense
Warren Presses the Defense Secretary on Wasteful Contractor Spending
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said adding to the Pentagon's topline for 2023 to account for inflation would just invite "defense contractors to pick taxpayers' pockets."
Defense
A Security Council Official Is Calling for a Federal Office to Oversee Commercial Supply Chains
A NSC official expressed support for a provision in the $52 billion America COMPETES Act that would establish a federal office dedicated to monitoring domestic and international commercial supply chains.
Defense
Defense Secretary, Joint Chiefs Chair Rebuff Claims Vaccine Mandate Hurts Recruiting
GOP lawmakers try to pin recruiting, retention misses on DOD’s COVID requirements.
Defense
Hell at Abbey Gate: Chaos, Confusion and Death in the Final Days of the War in Afghanistan
In firsthand accounts, Afghan civilians and U.S. Marines describe the desperate struggle to flee through the Kabul airport’s last open entrance. U.S. officials knew an attack was coming. Then a suicide bomber killed and injured hundreds.
Defense
Navy’s Top Admiral Urges Defense Firms to Hire Ukrainian and Afghan Refugees
Adm. Mike Gilday touts shipbuilding apprentice programs as perfect landing spots.
Defense
Afghan Evacuees Lack a Clear Path for Resettlement in the U.S., 7 Months after Taliban Takeover
The U.S. has promised to take in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. But there is concern that this could further complicate efforts to welcome and resettle Afghan evacuees.
Defense
In About-Face, Army Expects to Shrink Next Year
Chief of Staff McConville says recruiters need to reach families whose children have not served.
Defense
Inflation Is the New Sequestration
Congress must shore up the Pentagon’s eroded buying power.
Defense
Confederate Names and Symbols on Hundreds of Military Roads, Structures, Ships Under Review
Congress’ Naming Commission has revealed what else besides base names may get relabeled or removed—right down to a water tank.
Defense
Boeing Defense CEO Retires After Six Turbulent Years
Leanne Caret's replacement, Ted Colbert, will become the only Black chief executive among the top 50 U.S. defense firms.
Defense
Biden’s $773B Request for Pentagon Stays Focused on China
As war rages in Europe, 2023 budget proposal continues the military’s shift from ground combat to high-tech weapons.
Defense
Russian Forces Halt Kyiv Advance as Kremlin Says Donbass Was Its Only Goal All Along
Pentagon official rebuts Moscow's claims about war aims, casualties; adds that Russian precision munitions are failing at high rates.
Defense
NATO Ignores Zelenskyy’s Plea For 1% of Its Tanks, Jets
Alliance announces four new battlegroups as GOP calls for more direct aid to Ukraine.
Defense
Army Replaces Decades-Old Fitness Test, But Keeps Age- and Gender-Based Scoring
Several years of experiments showed a single-standard approach to be detrimental to the overall force.
Defense
The U.S. Mulls a Larger Permanent Force in Europe and Sends More Missiles to Ukraine
The U.S. and NATO will take a "hard look" at the European security footprint no matter how the Ukrainian fight goes, a U.S. official says.
Defense
What We Learned from Russia’s Assaults on Nuclear Plants
Governments, international organizations, and nuclear plant operators have a lot of work to do.
Defense
The Pentagon's Acquisition Reforms May Get More Scrutiny
William LaPlante, who has been nominated to be the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, indicated that he would review recent acquisition reforms and champion modern software practices if confirmed.
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