Army Drafts Plans for Worst-Case Budget Scenario Army leaders are preparing for the worst-case budget scenario, unsure whether Congress will act to avert automatic cuts.
Time Running Out for Defense Bill A historically unproductive Congress is running out of days this calendar year to approve the defense budget.
Budget Likely Will Protect Cyber, Trim Benefits Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has signaled that he will seek to protect cyber warfare funding in the Pentagon's 2015 budget.
House Passes Defense Bill, Boosts Troop Pay Raise The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $601 billion defense bill that would spare cuts to military benefits next year.
Odierno Warns Budget Cuts Put Army Readiness at Risk The U.S. Army's top officer spoke in his strongest terms yet about the harmful effects of automatic budget cuts on the...
Air Force Risks Becoming Too Small to Succeed Under Sequestration During testimony, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III stressed the negative impact sequestration will have on...
US Navy Reaches Out for Help from Allies as Budget Crunch Looms Lawmakers and Navy leaders said U.S. allies around the globe will need to do more to help protect international sea lanes.
House Panel Threatens Defense Funding over Bergdahl Probe The head of a House panel is threatening to freeze funding over the Pentagon's alleged stonewalling in a probe of the swap of...
Army Plans to Cut 40,000 Soldiers and Shrink Force to 450,000 by 2017 The Army confirmed Tuesday a force reduction plan to cut 40,000 troops and reduce to a strength of 450,000 by 2017.
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
