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Defense Department

February 2021

JUST IN: Austin Calls for More NATO Help in Countering China

By Jon Harper
The United States needs its NATO allies to invest more in their military capabilities and help the Pentagon address the growing threat posed by China, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III said Feb. 19.
Cybersecurity

February 2018

Pentagon Could Impose New Cyber Regulations on Industry

By Vivienne Machi
SAN DIEGO — The Defense Department may take bigger steps to ensure industry partners and their suppliers practice proper cyber hygiene as it looks to better secure its information assets, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Feb. 6.
Strategic Weapons

April 2017

Senior Pentagon Official Casts Doubt on Tomahawk Missile's Future

By Vivienne Machi
As the U.S. military prepares to do combat in an increasingly threatening and competitive global arena, the Navy's Tomahawk cruise missile may not be "the weapons system solution for the future," the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said April 13.
Cybersecurity

February 2017

Roles, Responsibilities of Cyber Command Debated

By Stew Magnuson
The head of the National Security Agency and Cyber Command may soon be two different jobs and the Defense Department will have a new “joint unified command.”
Cybersecurity

February 2017

Trump to Face Major Cyber Security Challenges

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
Experts are mulling over how President Donald Trump will tackle cybersecurity issues during his administration.
Budget

August 2016

Cost Makes Army Chief Wary of Adding Soldiers

By Jon Harper
Army leaders are voicing concerns about the dwindling number of soldiers in the force.
Defense Contracting

July 2016

Pentagon Chief Sees Role for U.S. Contractors in Rebuilding Iraq, Syria

By Jon Harper
Contractors could play a major role in efforts to stabilize and rebuild cities in Iraq and Syria after they are recaptured from the Islamic State, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter told reporters during a visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina July 27.
Budget

July 2016

Advisory Panel: Incoming Administration to Face Fiscal Tsunami

By Sandra I. Erwin
Advisory Panel: Incoming Administration to Face Fiscal Tsunami
Infotech

July 2016

Defense Innovation: Endemic Problem or Echo Chamber of Negativity?

By John Kenkel and Andrew Jesmain
The defense sector has been considered to be at the forefront of innovation since microwaves and the internet.
Defense Department

June 2016

Sec’y Carter: U.S. to Maintain Military Superiority in Asia For ‘Decades’

By Jon Harper
Despite China’s massive investments in military modernization, the United States armed forces will retain superiority over potential adversaries for decades to come, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said on June 20.