Navy secretary temporarily takes over Pentagon’s top job ahead of Esper confirmation hearing Navy Secretary Richard Spencer is expected to perform two of the Pentagon's top roles in the coming weeks. By: Meghann Myers 2 hours ago
Pentagon nominee Esper, a former Raytheon lobbyist, must extend recusal, says Warren President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary must “take additional steps” to wall himself off from his previous role as the top lobbyist for defense contractor Raytheon, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren. By: Joe Gould 3 hours ago
You say potato, I say Buttigieg: PODCAST Defense Nerds podcast for July 15, 2019: Pete Buttigieg, House NDAA debate, Mark Esper confirmation hearing preview. By: Leo Shane III and Joe Gould 8 hours ago
This week in Congress: The next Defense Secretary (maybe) Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 15, 2019. By: Leo Shane III 19 hours ago
Pentagon in its longest-ever stretch of leadership limbo When he resigned as defense secretary last December, Jim Mattis thought it might take two months to install a successor. That seemed terribly long at the time. By: Robert Burns, The Associated Press 1 day ago
Trump asks Supreme Court to unfreeze Defense Department money for border wall The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to lift a freeze on Pentagon money it wants to use to build sections of a border wall with Mexico. By: The Associated Press 1 day ago
EU supports Iraq-proposed conference on US-Iran tensions The European Union supports an Iraqi proposal to hold a regional conference amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, the group’s foreign policy chief said Saturday. By: The Associated Press 1 day ago
Here’s an updated map of military sites where DoD found cancer-causing chemicals in the drinking water The advocacy group’s interactive map of all the sites includes information about the contamination in drinking water and groundwater. By: Karen Jowers 1 day ago
Trump won’t impose foreign uranium quotas Just 5 percent of the uranium the U.S. needs for military and electricity generation comes from domestic production. Russia and other countries supply the rest. By: Jonathan Lemire and Felicia Fonseca, The Associated Press 1 day ago
Turkey has the S-400. The Trump administration is silent. A full work day after Turkey received the S-400 system, only Congress has responded. By: Aaron Mehta 3 days ago
Why DoD is still using burn pits, even while now acknowledging their danger Burn pits come with a lot of health risks, but the Pentagon says they sometimes can't avoid using them By: Meghann Myers 3 days ago
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