Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is campaigning to keep federal funds flowing as the United States begins to withdraw military forces from Iraq and eventually, Afghanistan.
Gates is concerned that, like in other times in U.S. history, wars ending will lead to a “peace dividend.”
Addressing the American Legion in a speech last week, Gates said: “As [...]
U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Tuesday met with leaders of U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command to discuss existing partnerships.
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen visited with Army Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward, commander of Africom, and Army Lt. Gen. John D. Gardner, Eucom’s deputy commander, and [...]
President Barack Obama yesterday announced the official end to combat operations in Iraq during a prime-time Oval Office address, promising Iraqis “a new beginning.”
“Operation Iraqi Freedom is over,” Obama said, speaking just hours after the launch of Operation New Dawn in Iraq. “The Iraqi people now have the lead responsibility for [...]
The Transportation Security Administration and the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority yesterday announced the successful implementation of cooperative efforts to enhance aviation security, with flights beginning between the United States and Liberia as early as fall 2010.
TSA has worked closely with LCAA to adopt the necessary security protocols for sustainable aviation-security institutions [...]
In a memo addressing the Intelligence Community, Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper warns about “blabbing secrets” to the media, calling leaking classified information a practice that is not “in.”
“We have established procedures for authorized officers to interact with the media,” Clapper wrote in the memo. “For everyone else, unauthorized disclosure of our work [...]
The 30th anniversary edition of the world’s largest military exposition focusing on enhanced capabilities for expeditionary forces will be presented at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va., Sept. 28-30.
The Modern Day Marine Military Exposition will celebrate that anniversary by continuing a tradition of leadership in the defense trade show industry with [...]
The national debt is the single biggest threat to national security, according to Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Tax payers will be paying around $600 billion in interest on the national debt by 2012, the chairman told students and local leaders in Detroit.
“That’s one year’s worth of defense budget,” he said, [...]
Homeland security begins with hometown security, and with the men and women on the frontlines who dedicate themselves to keeping communities safe every day, said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano during yesterday’s visit to Chicago.
“Through homeland security grants and the Recovery Act, we are helping local fire departments protect the [...]
To fight the cyber threat, the Pentagon has built “layered and robust defenses” around military networks, and officials from the departments of Defense and Homeland Security are collaborating to protect the computer systems, Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn wrote in an article published yesterday in Foreign Affairs magazine.
Titled “Defending a [...]
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday visited Montana to tour U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations and meet with state and local officials, law-enforcement personnel and private-sector stakeholders regarding DHS’ efforts to secure the Northern border.
“We have made critical security enhancements along our Northern border, investing in additional [...]
