Pentagon needs more resources to meet requirements for assessing blast exposure, GAO finds
The Pentagon needs more resources to meet new requirements for assessing the effects of blast exposure, a government watchdog found.
By Patricia Kime
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Bill seeks nationwide concealed carry for special operators
A senator and special operations veteran with a scrutinized story of a gunshot wound filed a bill to let special operators carry nationwide.
Here’s some tax prep advice for military members, including COVID quirks
Here are some things to know about how COVID-19 may affect your 2020 taxes.
By Karen Jowers
This week in Congress: Pandemic response remains lawmakers’ top focus
Defense and veterans hearings in Congress for the week of Feb. 22, 2021.
Helping military children is ‘critical to our national security,’ says first lady
First lady listened to discussion of military children with special needs, social-emotional issues during the pandemic, and other issues.
By Karen Jowers
Sens. Mark Kelly, Tammy Duckworth and Angus King claim Armed Services gavels
New power-sharing rules for Senate Democrats is shaking up the Senate Armed Services Committees, with some junior authorizers taking prized subcommittee chairmanships.
By Joe Gould
Book excerpt: ‘The Daughters of Kobani’
The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won.
By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Why there should be a director of military spouses at DoD
While there are outside organizations that offer resources and support, military spouses have been shut out of important decisions on family readiness and spouse programs, says the author of this commentary.
By Aleha Landry
Wanted: A joint ethics code for the armed forces
The American military needs an explicit moral code, says the author of this commentary.
By Reed Bonadonna
Reagan’s longtime secretary of state George P. Shultz dies
Schultz was the longest serving secretary of state since World War II and had been the oldest surviving former Cabinet member of any administration. The former Marine Corps artillery officer was 100.
First lady’s first efforts include listening to military families
First, listening sessions with military families, says first lady Jill Biden.
By Karen Jowers
Pentagon No. 2 pick calls for metrics to judge AI progress
Nominee Kathleen Hicks wants the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, which would report to her, to be the tool to guide the department's transformation for using artificial intelligence.
By Andrew Eversden