Defense
Pentagon Still Lacks Accurate Property Inventory, Says Watchdog
DoD avoids language that might alarm communities worried about a new BRAC.
Defense
What the Long, Corruption-Enabling, Mostly Failed Afghanistan-Stabilization Effort Tells Us
It’s about managing expectations: ours about the timeline, the foreign population’s about governance.
Defense
The Canceled Trump-Kim Summit Is Bringing a Blacklisted North Korean General To The U.S.
Kim Yong Chol is suspected of being the mastermind behind two deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010.
Defense
U.S. Forces in South Korea: A Seven-Decade Commitment
Since the Korean War, U.S. troops have helped South Korea with military training and planning. Our Speed Read describes the regular joint exercises designed to deter North Korean aggression.
Defense
House Passes Defense Authorization With Significant Headquarters Cuts
It includes a 25 percent funding cut for activities such as human resources, services contracts and real property management.
Management
Pentagon Is Speeding Up Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia, Other Allies
A recent law allows one-size-fits-most-allies contracts, the U.S. military’s head weapons buyer explains.
Defense
Donald Trump’s Letter to Kim Jong Un
The president sent a terse note to North Korea’s leader, citing “the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed in your most recent statement.”
Defense
America’s Security Chief Decided Not To Read The Official U.S. Report On Russian Interference
But Trump's own cabinet members testified last year that they agreed with its findings.
Defense
Trump’s Not Sure His North Korea Summit Will Happen: 'You Never Know About Deals'
The U.S. president is also the author of "The Art of the Deal."
Defense
Trump Can Hold Immigrant Kids In Military Facilities — If He Turns Them Into Shelters
Any spaces used to detain children must meet a long list of criteria in order to comply with U.S. laws.
Defense
Pompeo Declares Economic War on Iran
The U.S. secretary of state vowed “unprecedented financial pressure in the form of the strongest sanctions in history.”
Management
Contractors Oppose Proposed Limit on Federal Bid Protests
Pentagon wants fewer “second bites at the apple” for companies.
Defense
Senate Confirms Gina Haspel to Be the First Woman to Lead the CIA
Several Democrats set aside concerns about Haspel's past involvement in the torture of suspected terrorists.
Defense
The White House Is Discussing Replacements For Homeland Security Chief Kirstjen Nielsen
Nielsen is being blamed in the White House for failing to get the funds for Trump's border wall.
Defense
North Korea's Dangerous Game of Telephone With the United States
Kim Jong Un “has been playing a high-risk, high-return game. And he has never lost a bet thus far.”
Defense
The Air Force Is Adding Algorithms to Predict When Planes Will Break
The airlines already use predictive maintenance technology. Now the service’s materiel chief says it’s a “must-do for us.”
Defense
Officials Mishandled Trans-Africa Airlift Contract, Pentagon Watchdog Finds
U.S. Africa Command failed to perform a key review required for the $900 million deal.
Defense
A Reckoning for Obama's Foreign-Policy Legacy
Veterans of the last administration are learning a hard lesson: Policies constructed by executive order and executive agreement are just as easily blown up by them.
Defense
Pentagon Shows Bumpy Progress Toward Curbing Improper Payments
Watchdog hones in on failure to meet four out of six statutory requirements.
Defense