Defense Department

DOJ and FTC Urge Competition for Defense Contractors

In order to preserve a healthy competition between contractors, the U.S. regulators, namely The Just...

Apr 13, 2016 05:13 AM EDT

Pentagon says five Guantanamo detainees transferred to United Arab Emirates

Five detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were transferred to the governme...

Nov 15, 2015 08:51 PM EST

Pentagon chief fires military assistant, cites misconduct allegations

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter removed his senior military assistant, Lieutenant General Ron Lewi...

Nov 12, 2015 10:34 PM EST

U.S. military exhumes remains of unidentified victims of Pearl Harbor attack

The remains of unidentified members of the U.S. military killed in the sinking of the USS Oklahoma d...

Jul 28, 2015 08:20 AM EDT

Military says Washington state marijuana shops 'off-limits' to troops

A U.S. military base south of Seattle has sent letters warning retail marijuana shops that military ...

Jan 28, 2015 08:08 PM EST

Obama considering Ashton Carter, others for next defense secretary

President Barack Obama is considering a variety of high-profile figures as his candidate to be the n...

Dec 01, 2014 06:56 PM EST