The following is the March 2015 Pentagon Inspector General report — released last week — on the use of military unmanned aerial vehicles over U.S. soil. Read More
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Document: Report to Congress on the U.S. 2015 National Security Strategy
The following is the recently released Congressional Research Service report, The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress. Read More
Panel Suggests Pentagon Quadrennial Defense Review Changes to Senate
A panel of former U.S. defense and national security officials told a Senate panel the Pentagon’s key public strategy document — the Quadrennial Defense Review — may work better as a secret report. Read More
Pentagon Comptroller McCord: New 2-Year Budget Deal Helps Now Without Hurting In 2020s
U.S. Capitol on July 31, 2015, NASA Photo
The Defense Department is about three weeks from finalizing its Fiscal Year 2017 budget request and is coordinating with Congress on a final 2016 spending bill now that a two-year budget deal is in place, DoD Comptroller Mike McCord said Monday at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event. Read More
Pentagon Policy Chief Christine Wormuth Outlines Ongoing U.S. Security Challenges
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth on July 13, 2015 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. CSIS Screengrab
While the American public’s attention—when it focuses on Afghanistan—is centered on the withdrawal of U.S. forces and the uptick of terrorist attacks in Kabul and Khost, the Pentagon’s top policy chief says the Taliban are “definitely taking more hits than they did in 2014.” Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. 2015 National Security Strategy
The following is the July 2, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, The 2015 National Security Strategy: Authorities, Changes, Issues for Congress. Read More
Document: GAO Report on Pentagon’s Role in the Arctic
The following is the June 19, 2015 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Arcitic Planning
DOD Expects to Play a Supporting Role to Other Federal Agencies and Has Efforts Under Way to Address Capability Needs and Update Plans. Read More
Document: Pentagon Report to Congress on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan
The following is the Department of Defense submission to Congress, Report on Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan. The report was released on June 16, 2015. Read More
Document: The Pentagon’s Law of War Manual
The following is the June 12, 2015 Department of Defense Law of War Manual. Read More
Inside the New U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines
A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during the Rim of the Pacific 2014 Exercise. US Navy Photo
On Monday the United States and Japan agreed to the most sweeping changes to their bilateral alliance in more than fifty years. The so-called “2+2” Security Consultative Committee (SCC), consisting of the U.S. secretary of state, and secretary of defense, and Japan’s foreign minister and defense minister agreed to a series of initiatives that will draw the two allies even closer in defense and security matters. Read More
