Defense
Carter: The Defense Department is Playing the Long Game in the South China Sea
For China, like the old Soviet Union, the U.S. defense secretary bets “internal logic” will dictate a change—eventually
Defense
The New Special Operations Commander Wants to Predict the Future
With so many elite troops fighting ‘an extremist phenomenon that’s gone rabid’ in failed states, Gen. Tony Thomas wants to get his operators ahead of the curve.
Defense
The Military’s New Stealth Motorbikes Are Coming
These motorcycles of the future are turning heads at special operations conference in Florida.
Defense
Defense Secretary: Wider U.S.-Vietnam Military Relations Not ‘Directed’ at China
Lifting the arms embargo continues years of Obama’s efforts to link American and Vietnamese militaries, Carter said, as president visits country.
Management
Contractors See Some Goodies in Big Defense Bill
Industry cheers curbs on lowest-price awards, small business reforms.
Defense
Targeting the Taliban's Leader
A U.S. drone strike may have killed Mullah Akhtar Mohammed Mansour in Pakistan on Saturday night.
Defense
Fired Pentagon Whistleblower Goes Public in Attack on IG’s Office
John Crane says senior Pentagon officials destroyed records, altered audits and retaliated against whistleblowers.
Defense
How the Defense Department is Preparing for a Tank War With Russia
Reactive armor and cross-domain fire capabilities are just some of the items on the Army’s must-have list.
Defense
United States Ends Arms Embargo on Vietnam
President Obama, who is on a visit to Hanoi, said the decades-old prohibition on the sales of weapons to a onetime enemy would be lifted.
Defense
Mexico Approves El Chapo’s Extradition to the United States
Joaquin Guzmán still has the right to appeal the decision.
Defense
Republicans Try to Rein in the National Security Council
As the NSC swells to more than 400 staffers, a congressional proposal offers the White House a choice: Cut it down to size, or subject it to more oversight.
Defense
The Unseemly Death of an Amendment to Draft Women
How a fight against social progress in the U.S. military collapsed in on itself.
Management
Pentagon Clerks Entered Wrong Data for Post-Contract Audits Much of the Time
Watchdog finds 82 percent of sampled records contained errors.
Pay & Benefits
House Backs a Bigger Pay Raise for Troops Than the Senate
2.1 percent figure is at odds with the 1.6 percent boost the Senate is on track to support.
Defense
Meet the Highest-Ranking Openly Gay Military Official in U.S. History
The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Army Secretary Eric Fanning.
Defense
Pentagon Testing Small Robot to Help Hunt Naval Mines
The U.S. military has been looking for an underwater bomb disposal robot for years. It finally has one.
Defense
The Military Isn't Fully Documenting Dismissals of Troops Who Claim Sexual Assault
Pentagon IG says only the Air Force is properly recording those with mental conditions.
Pay & Benefits
2.1 Percent Troop Pay Raise Moves Ahead in House
Appropriators on Tuesday approved a military pay increase in the fiscal 2017 Defense spending bill, following the lead of the Armed Services panel.
Defense