Department of Defense

President Joe Biden is getting a lot of advice from Congress on how much money he should include for defense in his fiscal 2022 budget request...

Defense Department officials have extended the National Guard mission at the U.S. Capitol another two months — despite pushback from lawmakers on both...

Defense officials are looking for new ways to screen social media as part of its background check process, according to a report from Military.com...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin outlined the Pentagon’s top three priorities in a message to the force last week, also highlighting specific areas of...

Shipbuilding, nuclear weapons, long-range fires and newer aircraft will be the focus of the Defense Department’s fiscal 2022 budget request, according...

A new GAO report reveals the Pentagon did not fully evaluate the costs and impacts on readiness of deploying troops to the nation’s southwest border...

The Pentagon is unclear how pervasive its problem with extremists in the ranks of the military may be, even as officials prepare to bolster efforts to...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday that there has been no request to keep National Guard troops at the U.S. Capitol beyond mid-March. That...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a military-wide stand down within the next two months to discuss extremism in the ranks. The move comes...

Three members of the Idaho Army National Guard died Feb. 2 after their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in mountains near Boise, Idaho. Chief...

Deputy Defense secretary David Norquist will helm the Pentagon on an acting basis once the President-elect Joe Biden’s term begins. Norquist is...

The Joint Chiefs of Staff reminded all U.S. service members Jan. 12 of their oath to defend the Constitution following the attacks on the Capitol...