Defense
The Army’s Next Attack-Reconnaissance Helicopter Is Coming Into Focus
Bell Textron and Sikorsky will build test models as the service seeks a replacement for the Kiowa and some Apache missions.
Defense
Inside The Pentagon’s Lurching Efforts To Protect Its People from the Coronavirus
As the alarms rose in February and early March, lower-echelon commanders wondered what to do. Some servicemembers blame leaders who took their cues from the White House.
Management
A Marine General’s Next Battle: Grocery-Store Logistics
Larry Nicholson once led 20,000 troops in Afghanistan; now he’s making sure you don’t run out of food during the coronavirus crisis.
Defense
Esper Orders Pentagon into Stricter Health-Related Lockdown
Most of the military installations in the Washington, D.C., area have already been designated HPCON-C, the second-highest level, to protect personnel from the coronavirus.
Defense
Why Trump Isn’t Using The Defense Production Act
He wants to allow corporations to sell vital medical gear to the highest-bidding states. Governors say that’s exactly the problem.
Defense
Viewpoint: The Right Way to Activate the National Guard
There are three methods of mobilizing America’s citizen soldiers. Which one Trump chooses will matter a great deal.
Defense
Coronavirus Halts Military Travel In and Out of Iraq and Afghanistan
No one comes in until they've quarantined for 14 days, CENTCOM says.
Defense
Will an App Tell You Who Will Give You COVID-19?
Researchers say a movement-tracking app, like one China deployed, could help slow the spread of the disease.
Defense
Leave the National Guard to the States, Says Top General
If Trump federalizes the Guard, they can’t help with law enforcement, says Gen. Lengyel.
Defense
Navy Working to Keep Subs and Destroyers From Becoming COVID-19 Hotspots
Meanwhile, the coronavirus is putting the military health-care system under stress.
Defense
GovExec Daily: The Air Force Brings 500,000 Coronavirus Test Swabs Back From Italy
Marcus Weisberger joins the podcast to explain a story of a special delivery aboard a C-17 cargo plane
Defense
U.S. Air Force Flew Half a Million Coronavirus Test Swabs From Italy to Tennessee
Similar missions to distribute COVID-19 test kits are expected in coming days.
Defense
Why U.S. Troops are Pulling Back All Over Iraq
American forces have begun consolidating at better-protected bases as a new Iraqi prime minister-designate tries to form a government.
Defense
‘We Want to Be the Last Resort,’ Says Defense Secretary
Pentagon’s Esper says the U.S. military is ready to help fight the coronavirus, but may not be the best — or fastest — solution.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How the Pentagon is Responding to Coronavirus
Defense One's Brad Peniston joins the podcast to explain the Defense Department's moves during the early stages of the pandemic.
Management
After Discovering a Sailor With Coronavirus, the U.S. Navy Crowded Dozens Into One Space
On the USS Boxer, where the Navy discovered its first case of coronavirus on a ship, a sailor says his superiors called a meeting that crammed more than 80 senior enlisted sailors and officers together.
Defense
General Takes Blame for ‘No Injuries’ Declaration After Jan. 8 Iran Strike
“I was never under any pressure at any time to shade this reporting,” CENTCOM’s Gen. Frank McKenzie told Congress. More than 100 troops later were diagnosed with TBI.
Defense
U.S. Military Scientists Hope To Have Coronavirus Therapeutic By Summer
A new approach would use RNA or DNA to help the body develop antibodies to the rapidly spreading illness.
Defense
Pentagon Audit Shows Progress, But Also Deep Challenges in Financial Management
Defense auditors are finding new problems faster than solving old ones, accountability group says.
Defense