Report to Congress on Taiwan Defense Issues
The following is the April 19, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Taiwan Defense Issues for Congress…
Document: Chuck Hagel’s Farewell Message to the Pentagon
The following is Chuck Hagel’s Feb. 13, 2015 farewell message to the Department of Defense.…
Senate Approves Carter for SECDEF
The Senate overwhelmingly voted Thursday to confirm Ash Carter as the next U.S. Secretary of Defense, succeeding Chuck Hagel.…
Think Tank Panel Tells House U.S. Military Faces More Challenges, Suggests Pentagon Spending Reforms
When a quartet of defense budget experts was asked how it would spend the Pentagon’s money now versus last year,…
Document: 2013-2014 Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at U.S. Service Academies
The following is the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies Academic Program Year 2013-2014.…
WEST: NORAD Head Says Russia Increasing Arctic Long Range Air Patrols
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – While Russian military aircraft have stepped up their activity everywhere from the North Sea to the…
Nominee Carter Highlights National Security Challenges in Confirmation Hearing
Ashton Carter acknowledged Wednesday that if confirmed as secretary of defense he and the nation “will be confronting some of…
CSBA Predicts Congress will Trim Pentagon Acquisition, Preserve Personnel
In the defense budget to be unveiled Monday, a senior analyst said he didn’t expect Congress to slash manpower in…
Document: Report to Congress on Shift in International Security Environment
The following is the Jan. 21, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications…
Work: 2016 Budget Submission Reverses Five Year Defense Spending Decline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pentagon’s number two civilian said the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget submission will reverse a five…
Kendall: U.S. Needs to Get Faster at Developing Revolutionary Weapon Systems
The Pentagon’s top acquisition official told Congress the U.S. defense complex is good at incremental evolutions in technology but has…