Defense
After Delay, New Air Force Tanker Successfully Refuels C-17
The Boeing-made plane, with some new hardware, successfully refueled a C-17 during a test Tuesday night.
Defense
Meeting Refugee Goals
The U.S. is more than halfway toward meeting its target of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the fiscal year. The number represents about 0.2 percent of the 4.8 million Syrian refugees worldwide.
Defense
The Army is Testing Genetically Engineered Spider Silk for Body Armor
Inserting spider DNA into silkworms yields a tough fabric that’s far more flexible than Kevlar.
Tech
Chelsea Manning's Suicide Attempt
Her legal team has confirmed that the U.S. Army whistle-blower tried to kill herself last week. Manning tweeted that she is OK.
Defense
The U.S. Fight Against ISIS in Iraq
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the deployment of an additional 560 troops to aid in the fight against the group.
Management
House, Senate Disagree Over Veterans’ Preference
The upper chamber wants to limit preferential treatment, but a House bill would prohibit changes to the long-standing practice.
Defense
The Bahamas' Government is Warning Travelers to the US to Use 'Extreme Caution' Around Police
Advisory comes in the wake of killings of black males by police and the fatal shooting by a sniper of five police officers in Dallas.
Defense
Military Robotics Makers See a Future for Armed Police Robots
As military-grade robotics get cheaper and more capable, someone will arm them and put them on American streets.
Defense
TSA's Plan to Keep US Airport Security Lines Moving Consists of More Tech, Fewer Humans
Agency is going to test CT scanners at a checkpoint in Phoenix at the end of the year.
Defense
When Will US Air Force F-35s Be Ready for Battle?
The general who will make the decision offered some clues as he celebrated the jet's recent trip across the Atlantic.
Management
As VA Tackles Veteran Suicide, Its Image Problem Continues to Hurt Doc Recruitment
The department's most comprehensive analysis of veteran suicide ever estimates that 20 veterans a day kill themselves.
Defense
Tony Blair’s 2002 Memo to George W. Bush on Iraq: 'I Will Be With You, Whatever'
"The planning on this and the strategy are the toughest yet."
Defense
A Homicide at U.S. Navy SEAL Training
Instructors are to blame for the drowning death in a pool exercise in May, investigators say.
Defense
Obama Scraps Planned U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan
President Obama announced 8,400 Americans will remain into the next administration and again called on the Taliban for an elusive peace.
Defense
What If the Terrorists Are Already Here?
How to talk about terrorism today—and how to stop talking about it
Defense
The Navy Is Rigging Locusts to Sniff Out Bombs
Although dogs’ noses remain the gold standard for chemical detection, bugs' simpler neurological system make them easier to engineer and control.
Defense
How the Cold War Forced NASA to Make Its Jupiter Spacecraft Solar-powered
If NASA had its way, it would never have chosen this path.
Defense
The Federal Government Confronts Its Bias
A new program at the Department of Justice will train thousands of officers and attorneys on the way prejudice affects law enforcement.
News
John McCain Goes Straight Talk Express on Defense Personnel Reform
Republican senator riffs on "abysmal" USAJOBS site and the Pentagon’s "perverse bureaucratic culture."
Defense