Over $13 billion in US military aid to Israel improperly tracked: IG
Investigators warned that such lapses increase the risk of sensitive U.S. weapons technology falling into the hands of hostile actors.
By Tanya Noury
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Military recruiting off to ‘strong start’ for fiscal 2026, DOD says
Overall, the services met an average of 103% of their active-duty recruiting goals for fiscal 2025, according to the Defense Department.
By Karen Jowers
Defense universities look to long-term connection building during COVID
Administrators at National Defense University are working with alumni groups to help students build relationships beyond virtual classrooms during the pandemic.
By Catherine Buchaniec, Medill News Service
This week in Congress: Another blitz of Pentagon nominees
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 14, 2022.
Pentagon taps Bloomberg to head Defense Innovation Board
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been named chairman of the Defense Innovation Board, which is part of the latest tranche of Pentagon advisory boards Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is restarting.
By Joe Gould
Tracking adverse reactions to dietary supplements could help military readiness
Dietary supplements are readily available in retail stores on military bases, niche stores close to military bases, and over the internet.
By Melissa Givens, Andrea T. Lindsey, Allison Ivie, S. Bryn Austin and Patricia A. Deuster
House approves short-term bill averting federal shutdown
Senate passage, expected soon, will send the bill to President Joe Biden for his signature.
Russia, inflation and Washington gridlock: Biden’s next defense budget is still a big question mark
If Russian President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, defense analysts foresee a boost in the U.S. troop presence in Europe that would trigger a supplemental defense funding request to Congress so as not to deplete other Pentagon accounts.
By Joe Gould
USS Sampson provides disaster relief to Tonga after volcano eruption, tsunami
MH-60R Seahawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 49 conducted aerial damage assessments and air-dropped supplies to the local population.
Federal Trade Commission alleges Lockheed had tried to limit competition before Aerojet deal
The Federal Trade Commission's complaint, released Wednesday, is heavily redacted but argues the proposed purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne would hurt rival defense contractors in ways that would significantly reduce competition in multiple markets.
By Joe Gould
THAAD, in first operational use, destroys midrange ballistic missile in Houthi attack
The United Arab Emirates is the first to use the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System in an attack by Houthi militants. It successfully took out a mid-range ballistic missile aimed at a civilian site in the country.
Defense industry frets as funding talks crawl
Despite repeated warnings from lawmakers and uniformed Pentagon leaders that a full-year continuing resolution will hurt national security, some in the defense industry are still worried that budgetary route is a possibility.
By Joe Gould