Biden Taps SOUTHCOM Deputy to Lead Combatant Command
President Joe Biden nominated the deputy of U.S. Southern Command to lead the combatant command, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.…
Navy and Marines Still Unclear How Army Will Fit Into Pacific Pivot
The key to success for operations in the Pacific is mobility, but having sufficient resources to meet the vast requirements—even…
Lawmakers Question Utility of Pentagon’s Quadrennial Defense Review
Signaling a possible attempt to change the law requiring a periodic review to Capitol Hill of the Defense Department’s long-term…
Document: Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2015 Unfunded Priorities
The following is the Pentagon’s April, 1 2015 Fiscal Year 2015 unfunded priorities list delivered to Congress as an addendum…
Document: GAO Report on Selected Pentagon Weapon Systems
The following is from the Government Accountability Office’s March, 31, 2014 report to Congress, Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs.…
Opinion: How James Schlesinger Changed the Pentagon for the Better
James Schlesinger was at once a lifelong Washington creature and a man who rose above politics, achieving the heights of…
Former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger Dies at 85
James Schlesinger — the former head of the Pentagon, the CIA and the first Secretary of Energy — died on…
Hagel Taps Navy Admiral As New Ethics Advisor
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has appointed Rear Adm. Margaret “Peg” Klein to become his senior advisor for military professionalism.…
Locklear: U.S. ‘Shouldn’t Talk Ourselves Into’ Conflict With China
Pacific Command’s senior officer told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Tuesday that he doesn’t think that a crisis…
Document: Hagel Memo Directing New Evaluation of Combat and Valor Awards
The following is a March, 20 2014 memo from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel directing a comprehensive review of valor…
Document: 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review
The following is from the executive summary of the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, released on March, 4 2014. The United States faces a…