Austin confirmed as new defense secretary in historic vote The former head of U.S. Central Command is the first Black defense secretary in American history. By: Leo Shane III and Joe Gould 3 days ago
Pentagon announces new acting CIO as Deasy departs The department's principal deputy CIO takes over from Dana Deasy until President Joe Biden's eventual pick gets confirmed. By: Andrew Eversden 4 days ago
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, a strong proponent of modernization, steps down McCarthy’s tenure was marked by ambitious modernization initiatives, but civil unrest requiring Guard mobilizations and trouble at Army posts was never far away. By: Kyle Rempfer 5 days ago
The Defense Department still isn’t meeting its F-35 readiness goals Today, only 36 percent of F-35s are capable of performing all of the missions it was designed to accomplish. By: Valerie Insinna 5 days ago
Biden inaugurated commander in chief amid heavy military presence at Capitol Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States. By: Leo Shane III and Joe Gould 5 days ago
Austin pledges to protect civilian leadership at Pentagon Lloyd Austin signaled that his core staff would be drawn from civilians, not his old U.S. Central Command team. By: Aaron Mehta 5 days ago
US agency forecasts cost for missile defense plans over next decade If the Pentagon applies plans prescribed in its most recent Missile Defense Review, the cost of missile defense over the next decade could rise as much as 40 percent over 2017 projections, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. By: Jen Judson 6 days ago
Biden’s post-COVID defense budget choice: A resurgence or a decline Thomas Mahnken and Roger Zakheim say that recent war games show a 10 percent cut to defense would leave the Pentagon woefully underfunded. By: Thomas G. Mahnken and Roger I. Zakheim 6 days ago
As Biden takes office, key nuclear and missile defense decisions loom The incoming administration must make several decisions fairly quickly, says outgoing official Rob Soofer. By: Aaron Mehta 6 days ago
Why America needs a layered homeland missile defense The ballistic missile threat to our homeland is real, and we need a continual dialogue on how to address it, including a layered approach. By: Vic Mercado 6 days ago