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No Ma’am: Pentagon down to just handful of women appointees, spotlighting history of inequality
Once a trio of departures is official, there will be only three Senate-confirmed women in the Pentagon.
By Aaron Mehta
Defense leaders mull changes to overseas base policies to help military spouses find jobs
Service officials launched a new effort Monday to consider rule changes to help more spouses stationed overseas work from home or land new jobs.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger says he’s open to Air Force secretary job
An Iraq War vet all but threw his hat in the ring for Air Force secretary, saying he would “strongly consider” it if President Donald Trump made the offer.
This week in Congress: Heather Wilson’s goodbye tour
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 1, 2019.
Disaster aid package includes $2B for military. How much would each branch get?
A bill on Capitol Hill would address hurricane damage at U.S. military installations.
By Joe Gould
Do the floods suggest a national security threat from climate change?
The military has warned in a series of reports under past administrations that climate change is a security threat on many fronts.
Trump’s defense secretary faces ethics complaint over Boeing promotion
The complaint asks officials to investigate whether the acting defense secretary has improperly pushed for Boeing contracts while serving as a government official.
By Tara Copp, AP
Forget it, let’s all run away to El Paso: PODCAST
Defense News' Political Fallout Shelter podcast for the week of March 11, 2019: Pentagon reprogramming, Heather Wilson leaves, veterans' suicide.
This week in Congress: The fiscal 2020 budget finally drops
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 11, 2019.
Navy leader in charge of housing resigns
Phyllis L. Bayer's resignation comes at a time of mounting complaints about black mold and other poor conditions in privatized housing at military bases.
By Carl Prine
Military should pursue legal action against privatized housing companies, senators say
'I think there are clear indications of fraud,' said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
By Karen Jowers