Pentagon Faces its own Debt Ceiling Crisis
If the debt ceiling is not raised there would be delays in paying salaries even to the military and recalled…
Senators Grill Navy Under Secretary Nominee Rooney during Confirmation Hearing
Jo Ann Rooney — the Obama administration’s nominee for Under Secretary of the Navy — faced tough questions during her…
Shutdown: Without More Funds Veterans Could Lose Benefits as Early as November
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday he would have to deliver…
Shutdown: Most Pentagon Civilians Return to Work Today
The Pentagon today will be bringing back most of the 350,000 civilian employees who were put on furlough last week…
Navy’s Environment Chief on Small Business and Disaster Relief
The advice the newly confirmed assistant secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment offered to the dozens of…
Government Shutdown: The Basics
With the House voting again to delay for a year the start of the Affordable Care Act and repealing a…
Winnefeld: What the Army Can Learn from the Marine Corps
The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has some advice for the Army—struggling with future missions, fewer…
Levin: Close Vote Likely in Senate Military Sexual Assault Measure
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says commanders “are essential to winning this fight” [against sexual assault], but…
Need for More Personnel in the Navy Reserves is Small
“Retention is staying higher this year that what we programmed for” in the 65,000 Navy Reserve force, its chief—Vice Adm.…
Dunford: Winning in Afghanistan is ‘Achievable’
The commander of coalition forces described the situation in Afghanistan now as being “in the red zone” of the campaign…