Pentagon awards $7.8 billion in missile contracts for US and allies
The Pentagon ordered thousands of new missiles for the Air Force, Navy and a host of allies, including NATO nations, Ukraine and Israel, among others.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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In reversal, Navy will share satellite data with NOAA until fall 2026
The Navy will continue sharing data with NOAA from satellites that the service had planned to start phasing out on July 31.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Esper announces leak investigation at Pentagon
The secretary is launching a new push to address operational security concerns.
By Aaron Mehta
Pentagon reform boss on eliminating entire office: ‘This is a guaranteed failure’
Both the Senate and House in their versions of the National Defense Authorization Act are aiming to close the office of the chief management officer, and do away with the top position there.
By Aaron Mehta
House panel isn’t giving defense industry all the COVID aid it wants
The aid falls short of the “lower double-digit billions” Pentagon officials say defense firms will claim.
By Joe Gould
DoD must modernize infrastructure to support cutting-edge technology research
The road to the next great scientific or technological advance starts with basic science and research.
By JihFen Lei
Harker takes over as acting Pentagon comptroller
Harker becomes the third person to sit in the comptroller seat since the start of the Trump administration.
By Aaron Mehta
Pentagon’s chief reform job would be scrapped under House plan
The House Armed Services Committee has approved a plan for the elimination of the Pentagon’s chief management officer, which was created three years ago to spearhead reforms within the department.
By Joe Gould
Congress close to axing Pentagon’s ‘impossible’ chief reform job
Congress is a step closer to eliminating the Pentagon’s chief management officer position, four years after creating the job to help streamline reform efforts inside the department.
By Joe Gould
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
Pentagon’s top tech experts, Griffin and Porter, resign
Michael Griffin and Lisa Porter will exit the building on July 10.
Kathryn Wheelbarger, Pentagon’s top foreign policy official, resigns
Wheelbarger had her nomination for a top intelligence job pulled last week.
By Aaron Mehta