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.…
Senate Defense Leaders Want New Medal Ranked Lower
Senate leaders have joined a grassroots call to lower the precedence of a new medal that recognizes warfare contribution from…
House Passes Pentagon Spending Bill
The House passed a full Fiscal Year 2013 spending bill allowing the military more flexibility in programming sequestration cuts on…
Senate Confirms New Leaders for CENTCOM and AFRICOM
The Senate has confirmed two regional commanders, following delays, according to a Wednesday release from the Department of Defense.…
House to Hagel: Downgrade the UAV and Cyber Medal
Almost 50 House leaders called on Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to lower the precedence of a new medal designed…
House Offers DoD Budget Scalpel Instead of Axe
The U.S. House of Representatives revealed a stopgap bill to allow the Department of Defense more flexibility to apply cuts…
Cuts Mean Veterans Wait Longer for Arlington Burial
The ten percent sequestration cuts across the Department of Defense budget will increase wait times at Arlington National Cemetery, a…
SECDEF Hagel’s First Message to Troops
The following is the first message new Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel gave to Pentagon workers as he assumed the role on…
Chuck Hagel’s First Day
The following is a statement from Department of Defense Spokesman George Little. The Pentagon released the statement after former Nebraska…
Poll: Pentagon Should Bear Most Deficit Cuts
The majority of American voters say cutting national debt should come more at the expense of military spending not less…
Panetta to Congress: DoD Civillian Furloughs Coming
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta issued a message to the Pentagon’s civilian employees warning of coming furloughs if mandatory cuts…