The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Gen. Martin Dempsey as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dempsey, currently the Armyâs chief of staff, will succeed current chairman Adm. Mike
MoreAmerican troops deployed in Iraq must have immunity from prosecution if they are to stay there beyond the end of the year, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.
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The Defense Department has not passed a financial audit in nearly two decades. A type of commitment rarely seen in previous years is required to pass an audit, DoD’s chief financial officer
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Cutting $800 billion from defense spending as part of a larger deficit reduction effort would be difficult and risky, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said Tuesday. Dempsey, the nominee to become chairman of
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Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, heard concerns from soldiers stationed in Afghanistan this week over how budget cuts would affect them. The AP reports Mullen is on
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The government could use cellular data to track the location of Americans as they move around the U.S., National Security Agency General Counsel Matthew Olsen said Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reports
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New behavior detection techniques are coming to airport checkpoints as soon as next month, Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole said Thursday. According to Politico, Pistole was interviewed on-stage by CNN reporter
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The increased sharing of information and the increased speed of information are crucial to future military operations, Army Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess Jr. said Tuesday. The director of the Defense Intelligence
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The 20-year retirement system the military has used for generations should be phased out and be replaced with a corporate-style program, a Defense Department panel said. The Defense Business Board released its
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The Defense Department has to better coordinate its cyber capabilities so that its efforts in cybersecurity are decentralized and spread across various offices, a General Accountability Report says. Federal News Radio reports
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