Pentagon turns to new buying tools 10 times more often
New research by Govini shows that OTA and SBIR contracts account for roughly 10 percent of the Pentagon's spending on research, development, test and evaluation.
By Aaron Mehta
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A government watchdog is investigating Trump’s defense secretary. Here’s why.
The acting defense secretary is under scrutiny for disparaging comments he reportedly made about Lockheed Martin while serving in an official role.
By Tara Copp, AP
Trump: No plans to name Mattis replacement soon
Trump announced Sunday that Shanahan would immediately replace Mattis.
By Tara Copp, AP
It has cost $72 million so far to deploy active-duty troops to the border, Pentagon says
The price tag includes the costs of bringing troops home.
By Tara Copp, AP
President Trump: Border force could grow to 15,000 troops
The number of troops at the border is rapidly rising; but at what cost?
By Tara Copp, AP
The 5,239 troops headed to the border is just the beginning
Some of the troops will be armed but operate with specific rules of engagement, NORTHCOM says.
By Tara Copp, AP
President Trump orders 5,200 active duty troops to US-Mexico border
Some of the active duty forces will be armed, the military says.
By Tara Copp, AP
‘Mr. Secretary, are you a Democrat?’
Mattis responds to Trump's comment that the Defense Secretary is 'sort of a Democrat."
By Tara Copp, AP
DoD’s transgender policy gets knocked back by court, again
The government has not provided documents to show evidence supporting its ban on some transgender service, the judge said.
By Tara Copp, AP
Fitbits and fitness-tracking devices banned for deployed troops
Announcement is latest to tighten security as device data exposes vulnerabilities.
By Tara Copp, AP
Dozens of lawmakers warn Defense Department: Don’t whitewash climate change report
A report due to Congress later this year has removed several of the previous references to climate change.
By Tara Copp, AP
MAVNI troops falsified records, were security risk, DoD says
One recruit professed support for 9/11 terrorists, DoD argues in court case.
By Tara Copp, AP