Pentagon

President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency allowing his administration to use billions of dollars towards constructing a wall along the southern border, including $6 billion in funds […]

The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DOD OIG) plans to evaluate 11 separate efforts related to space, nuclear deterrence and missile defense in fiscal year 2019, including […]

The Defense Department expects to have a plan in place for certifying industry partners for cyber compliance by the end of 2019, a senior acquisition official said Feb. 13. The […]

President Trump could soon name an official new secretary of defense, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leader suggested Feb. 12. As Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan travels to the […]

The Pentagon on Tuesday released its first artificial intelligence strategy that pushes the services to adopt capabilities in the near-term and scale up tools to specific projects with the assistance […]

U.S. Southern Command requires additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets and maritime platforms to more effectively perform counter-narcotics missions, the command’s leader said Feb. 7. The command is “deficient” […]

The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that advocates for strong support for U.S. allies in the Middle East and critiques the Trump administrations plans to rapidly withdraw troops from […]

The U.S. government must develop a more deliberative and responsive foreign military sales (FMS) process to ensure allies continue to buy U.S. equipment instead of opting for Russian- or Chinese-made […]

MONTEREY, Calif. — The president’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Pentagon is likely to be delayed until mid-March and will arrive in two parts, a skinny budget followed […]

Multiple design deficiencies found during post-delivery testing of the Sikorsky [LMT] CH-53K King Stallion will delay operational testing and entry to service with the Marine Corps until at least 2021, […]