The Pentagon’s temporary number two official said Tuesday the military must strike a balance between spending less and maintaining technological capabilities as U.S. foreign policy focus shifts toward the Asia-Pacific, Reuters reported
MoreThe Veterans Affairs Department is processing the disability claims of former military service members using a new tool that is intended to help minimize backlogs, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jared Serbu
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Defense Department official Frank Kendall has shared insights with Congress on how to build up U.S. military technology, American Forces Press Service reported Tuesday. Amaani Lyle writes Kendall, undersecretary of defense for
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The Defense Health Agency is set to begin consolidating military healthcare services that previously operate within the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force in an effort to help the Pentagon manage rising
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The U.S. has reached an agreement with Jordan to train Iraqi warfighters in that country in an effort to help combat terrorist groups connected to the al-Qaida network, Agence France-Presse reported Sunday.
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Top Defense Department leaders want to funds for research and development initiatives in the Pentagon’s proposed fiscal year 2015 budget amid plans within the U.S. military to realign funding for other programs, Defense News
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China is opening up its Beidou satellite-based navigation system to other Asian countries for use in military and civilian applications, Reuters reported Friday. Adam Rose writes China currently operates 16 satellites in
MoreThe departments of the Navy and Agriculture have moved to combine the U.S. militaryâs operational fuels with portions of biofuel in an effort to embrace alternatives to diesel. Biofuel will be added
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Sen. Tim Kaine has expressed hope the U.S. military could keep $20 billion of its budget if a new proposal from the House and Senate budget committees passes into law, Breaking Defense
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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has told a security conference the U.S. intends to sell weapons to the Gulf Cooperation Council as a block in an effort to strengthen collective defense capabilities,
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