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White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control post-treaty

The Biden administration is ready to talk to Russia without conditions about a future nuclear arms control framework.

23 hours ago

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl listens to a question Sept. 7 at the Defense News Conference in Pentagon City.

Pentagon policy chief Kahl to leave after summer NATO summit

Colin Kahl asked Stanford to extend his leave of absence through July's critical NATO Summit in Lithuania.

2 weeks ago

One dollar notes with the signature of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are unveiled at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility on December 8, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Commentary

A better bridge across the ‘valley of death’

As the Pentagon’s Small Business Strategy makes clear, small companies are key to helping the U.S. ensure its technological superiority.

The Defense Department is finally getting workforce development right

To ensure the success of budding workforce initiatives, we must avoid burdening them with well-intentioned but overreaching bureaucracy.

3 weeks ago

A new design for homeland defense is in the works at NORTHCOM

U.S. Northern Command's chief is working on a plan for homeland defense that he claims will look vastly different than today's continental defense.

3 weeks ago

Defense budget bill hit with delay over debt ceiling fight

The House’s markup of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act — initially scheduled for this week — is now postponed.

3 weeks ago

US troops arrive at border as migration curbs set to end

About 550 U.S. active duty troops have begun arriving along the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of an expected increase of migrants.

4 weeks ago

Pentagon strategy urges faster tech transition, more collaboration

The 11-page strategy, which the department released May 9, also emphasizes the need for more investment in lab and test infrastructure.

4 weeks ago

Special ops turn to data, space tech to gain ‘decisive advantage’

Positions and capabilities such as data scientists and natural language processing hold promise for better battlefield awareness.

4 weeks ago

Bentivegna named Space Force’s next top enlisted leader

Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman chose Chief Master Sgt. John Bentivegna as the Space Force's top enlisted leader on May 5.

4 weeks ago

Disparities in STEM pay at Pentagon a sticking point in diversity push

Women of all races tend to also make less money than men for similar STEM work in the Pentagon.

4 weeks ago

What Gen. CQ Brown would bring as chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Two sources confirmed to Defense News that the president has chosen Gen. Brown to succeed Army Gen. Mark Milley as the nation’s top military officer.

4 weeks ago

Marines to deactivate historically female recruit training battalion

Until 2019, the 4th Recruit Training Battalion was the sole training unit for female Marine recruits.

4 weeks ago

Senate advances bill to enhance Latin America security cooperation

The bill’s security provisions exclude Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

4 weeks ago

US defense contractors want deeper cooperation with Taiwan

A delegation of United States defense contractors and a former senior leader of the U.S. Marine Corps are pledging deeper cooperation with Taiwan.

4 weeks ago

Davis-Monthan to launch new special operations wing as A-10 retires

The Air Force says it is still "working through the details" of the new organization, currently dubbed the "492nd Power Projection Wing."

5 weeks ago

What’s the real value of the US Defense Department audit?

The eventual passing grade is actually secondary to the kind of progress driven by the audit.

5 weeks ago

Air Force staff director tapped to run service’s Indo-Pacific branch

Around 46,000 troops and civilian staff are spread across Air Force bases from Alaska to Guam.

6 weeks ago

The US military must move beyond defense-reform theater

Zealous reformers continue to over-focus on weapons buys when hardware is increasingly the commodity.

6 weeks ago

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The Biden administration is ready to talk to Russia without conditions about a future nuclear arms control framework.

Colin Kahl asked Stanford to extend his leave of absence through July's critical NATO Summit in Lithuania.

As the Pentagon’s Small Business Strategy makes clear, small companies are key to helping the U.S. ensure its technological superiority.

To ensure the success of budding workforce initiatives, we must avoid burdening them with well-intentioned but overreaching bureaucracy.

U.S. Northern Command's chief is working on a plan for homeland defense that he claims will look vastly different than today's continental defense.

The House’s markup of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act — initially scheduled for this week — is now postponed.

About 550 U.S. active duty troops have begun arriving along the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of an expected increase of migrants.

The 11-page strategy, which the department released May 9, also emphasizes the need for more investment in lab and test infrastructure.

Positions and capabilities such as data scientists and natural language processing hold promise for better battlefield awareness.

Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman chose Chief Master Sgt. John Bentivegna as the Space Force's top enlisted leader on May 5.

Women of all races tend to also make less money than men for similar STEM work in the Pentagon.

Two sources confirmed to Defense News that the president has chosen Gen. Brown to succeed Army Gen. Mark Milley as the nation’s top military officer.

Until 2019, the 4th Recruit Training Battalion was the sole training unit for female Marine recruits.

The bill’s security provisions exclude Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

A delegation of United States defense contractors and a former senior leader of the U.S. Marine Corps are pledging deeper cooperation with Taiwan.

The Air Force says it is still "working through the details" of the new organization, currently dubbed the "492nd Power Projection Wing."

The eventual passing grade is actually secondary to the kind of progress driven by the audit.

Around 46,000 troops and civilian staff are spread across Air Force bases from Alaska to Guam.

Zealous reformers continue to over-focus on weapons buys when hardware is increasingly the commodity.