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Nov 24, 2020

News

The Pentagon is now officially planning for a Biden administration

Members of the Biden transition with security clearances to finally talk to officials in the current administration and receive classified...

Nov 18, 2020

News

Special Operations Command is now ‘on par’ with the military services, Acting SecDef Miller says

'I have directed the special operations civilian leadership to report directly to me instead of through the current bureaucratic channels'

Nov 14, 2020

Analysis

No, Trump’s Pentagon purge doesn’t mean he’s planning a military coup

(Arnold Schwarzenegger voice) It's not a coup!

Nov 9, 2020

News

Read Mark Esper’s final letter to President Trump as Defense Secretary

"I serve the country in deference to the Constitution, so I accept your decision to replace me."

Nov 9, 2020

News

Mark Esper said he never went on stage in praise of Trump. Here are three times he did

Welp

Nov 9, 2020

News

Trump’s new defense secretary nearly ate pavement outside the Pentagon on his first day of the job

For his part, Miller took it all in stride.

Oct 30, 2020

News

A new Pentagon report on sexual assault in the military is a wakeup call to a ‘systemic’ problem

"Accountability is illusionary right now in the military."

Oct 17, 2020

News

Man found guilty of trying to blow up a soldier’s SUV in the Pentagon parking lot

A judge for the Eastern District of Virginia found Matthew Dmitri Richardson guilty of a federal arson charge for attempting...

Oct 1, 2020

News

The Pentagon refuses to acknowledge that more service members are dying by suicide in 2020

'At this time, it’s too early to determine whether suicide rates will increase for calendar year 2020.'

Sep 15, 2020

News

Jon Stewart to Pentagon: The F-35 can wait, but troops dying from burn pit exposure can’t

Jon Stewart, the former host of Comedy Central's "Daily Show" took to Capitol Hill to rail against the federal government's...

Sep 11, 2020

News

He watched a plane hit the Pentagon on 9/11. Then he braved flames and smoke to save lives

“Heard people and they kept saying: ‘Don’t leave us in here; don’t leave us in here.’"

Sep 10, 2020

History

As It Happened: The 9/11 Pentagon Attack

During the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, live audio was recorded at 9:37 a.m. from air traffic controllers and 911 first...

Sep 7, 2020

News

Trump accuses Pentagon leaders of wanting to ‘fight wars’ to make defense companies rich

'They want to do nothing but fight wars so that all of those wonderful companies that make the bombs and...

Sep 4, 2020

News

Return of the JEDI: Pentagon says Microsoft cloud is still better than Amazon

The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud (JEDI) contract could reach as much as $10 billion.

Aug 23, 2020

News

Pentagon Inspector General looking into the response to active shooters on military bases

The project will look at training, policy documents, and more.

Aug 22, 2020

Analysis

The Pentagon is a shrine to antiquated technology where creative thinking goes to die

The Pentagon is essentially a Sears mail-in catalogue that is struggling to stay relevant in an Amazon Prime world.

Aug 16, 2020

News

Trump mocks his own Secretary of Defense as ‘Yesper’ and admits that he’s considered firing him

President Donald Trump may be field-testing a new nickname for Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.

Aug 14, 2020

News

The Pentagon now has a task force searching for UFOs

The truth is out there.

Jul 30, 2020

News

The Pentagon has way more than 99 problems, and fixing them is one

Hit me!

Jul 21, 2020

News

Pentagon to limit release of unclassified information as part of its war on leaks

'This is just an effort to protect sensitive information.'

Jul 10, 2020

Analysis

The Pentagon has a plan to include more women in national security. Here’s what that means — and why it matters

A broader perspective is needed to more fully understand the drivers of conflict and promote lasting security.

Jul 6, 2020

News

Pentagon announces death of soldier in Kosovo

Rest in Peace

Jun 30, 2020

Opinion

Americans need to know how many of its troops are in harm’s way

There is nothing more fundamental to American democracy than the idea that the government must be answerable to the people.

Jun 16, 2020

News

Pentagon ban on transgender troops on shaky legal ground after Supreme Court ruling

The US military's partial ban on transgender people remains in effect, but the Supreme Court's decision helps lawsuits challenging it,...

Jun 15, 2020

News

Latest Pentagon official overseeing special operations leaving as musical chairs continue

Thomas Alexander is leaving the Defense Department on June 19.

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The Pentagon is now officially planning for a Biden administration

Special Operations Command is now ‘on par’ with the military services, Acting SecDef Miller says

No, Trump’s Pentagon purge doesn’t mean he’s planning a military coup

Read Mark Esper’s final letter to President Trump as Defense Secretary

Mark Esper said he never went on stage in praise of Trump. Here are three times he did

Trump’s new defense secretary nearly ate pavement outside the Pentagon on his first day of the job

A new Pentagon report on sexual assault in the military is a wakeup call to a ‘systemic’ problem

Man found guilty of trying to blow up a soldier’s SUV in the Pentagon parking lot

The Pentagon refuses to acknowledge that more service members are dying by suicide in 2020

Jon Stewart to Pentagon: The F-35 can wait, but troops dying from burn pit exposure can’t

He watched a plane hit the Pentagon on 9/11. Then he braved flames and smoke to save lives

As It Happened: The 9/11 Pentagon Attack

Trump accuses Pentagon leaders of wanting to ‘fight wars’ to make defense companies rich

Return of the JEDI: Pentagon says Microsoft cloud is still better than Amazon

Pentagon Inspector General looking into the response to active shooters on military bases

The Pentagon is a shrine to antiquated technology where creative thinking goes to die

Trump mocks his own Secretary of Defense as ‘Yesper’ and admits that he’s considered firing him

The Pentagon now has a task force searching for UFOs

The Pentagon has way more than 99 problems, and fixing them is one

Pentagon to limit release of unclassified information as part of its war on leaks

The Pentagon has a plan to include more women in national security. Here’s what that means — and why it matters

Pentagon announces death of soldier in Kosovo

Americans need to know how many of its troops are in harm’s way

Pentagon ban on transgender troops on shaky legal ground after Supreme Court ruling

Latest Pentagon official overseeing special operations leaving as musical chairs continue