Defense
Mattis Resigns Over Disagreements with Trump
In two-page resignation letter, Defense secretary cites need to treat allies with respect, potential adversaries with resolve.
Defense
Trump’s Abrupt Syria Reversal Confounds His Own Administration, GOP Allies
Hours later, White House officials had more questions than answers about the withdrawal.
Defense
Trump Wanted Out of Syria. It’s Finally Happening.
The announcement is in stark contrast to recent remarks by senior U.S. officials on the presence of troops.
Defense
The Pentagon Thinks Cyber Ops Could Be The Next WMDs
U.S. military planners are asking researchers how to fight back hackers.
Defense
Trump’s Space Force Request Is Coming — But Final Form Remains Hazy
Will his proposed space organization more resemble the Air Force or the Marines? Pence didn’t say.
Defense
Inspectors Find Big Cyber Vulnerabilities in U.S. Missile Defense System
The managers of the nation’s missile defense system aren’t implementing basic cybersecurity practices, according to a new inspector report.
Defense
Ex-Russian Spies Say The U.S. Is Losing Because It Can’t Control Social Media
Ex-Russian Spies Say The U.S. Is Losing Because It Can’t Control Social Media
Defense
New Armed Services Chair Says He Will Fund Military, Not Drive Foreign Policy ‘Like McCain Did’
'My job is to make sure we have the resources...I try not to get into debates,’ Inhofe says in an exclusive interview.
Defense
The Government’s Bioterror-Response Website May Be Leaking Sensitive Data
DHS inspectors and a whistleblower say the site, which would be used to coordinate federal responses to a bioterror attack, isn’t secure.
Defense
Trump’s New Africa Plan: Fewer U.S. Troops and Aid, More Investment and Deals
U.S. Army Africa troops train with regional allies during the United Accord 2018 exercise in Accra, Ghana, July 16, 2018.
Defense
Security Clearance Backlog Dips as Pentagon Gears Up to Take Over Processing
The move will entail absorbing the National Background Investigations Bureau and its 2,000 employees.
Defense
Trump’s New Vetting Center Just Opened. Will It Make Us Safer?
Too little is known about the visa and immigration center, including the extent of its authority and whether adding a bureaucratic layer will cause more problems than it solves.
Defense
Test Validates New U.S. Interceptor for European, Japanese Missile Shields
In a first, an SM-3 shot down an intermediate-range ballistic target.
Defense
Air Force Security Had Four Chances to Block Firearms of Texas Church Shooter
IG probe of troubled veteran’s background recommends tighter gun control laws.
Defense
The F-35 Is About to Get A Lot Smarter
A California company is looking to accelerate the Defense Department’s embrace of artificial intelligence, starting with some of its most important aircraft.
Defense
Analysis: Would a $700 Billion Budget Really Sink the Pentagon?
Resistance is already forming to a proposed decrease in 2020 spending. It’s important to understand just what that decrease means.
Defense
Lawmakers Probe Role of Special Operations in Great Power Competition
The two four-stars up to lead CENTCOM and SOCOM faced questions about how their commands will change under the National Defense Strategy.
Defense
The CIA Presented a ‘Smoking Gun’ on Khashoggi. What’s the Senate Going to Do About it?
Lindsey Graham and others emerged from a CIA briefing convinced that Trump and SecDef Mattis are wrong about the murder.
Defense
Analysis: Deployed Civilians Can’t Get Worker’s Comp — and That’s Bad News for a Military that Depends on Them
Thanks to a legal double standard, a civilian injured or sickened in a warzone has an impossible burden of proof.
Defense
Mattis ‘Optimistic’ Pentagon Will Get Needed Budget from White House, Democrats
Mattis tells nervous defense industry execs and conservatives at Reagan National Defense Forum he doesn’t expect sharp budget cuts from House Democrats and President Trump.
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