US Department of Defense
NASA Says $700 Million in Rocket Failures Caused by Fraudster Company
Aluminum supplier Sapa Profiles, Inc. will pay $46 million to NASA, the Department of Defense, and other victims of its fraud scheme.
The U.S. Department of Defense Hates Butt-Rock, Apparently
Korn, Nickelback, and Creed were classified as "Terrible Rock Groups" in an internal memo.
The US Isn't Making Sure Its Military Aid to Egypt Stays Out of the Wrong Hands
The State Department lacks a rigorous protocol to ensure that US equipment doesn't find its way into the hands of Egyptian units flagged as human rights abusers, even as it has itself criticized Egypt's rights record.
The Pentagon Is Betting Big on Space Warfare — Against China and Russia
The US Defense Department is pouring money into an extraterrestrial arms race at a time when China and Russia are increasingly asserting themselves in space.
Pentagon Official Defends Wasteful $800 Million Effort to Build Business in Afghanistan
The US Department of Defense's Task Force for Business and Stability Operations has been an unending source of scandal after audits found that it spent $43 million on a gas station and $150 million on private villas and associated security.
The Defense Bill That Obama Just Signed Will Make It Harder to Shut Guantanamo
The US president noted that operating Guantanamo is a huge waste of taxpayer dollars and is inconsistent "with our interests as a nation and undermines our standing in the world."
The Paris Attacks Will Really Complicate Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo
Likening lawmakers' fierce opposition to closing Guantanamo to calls against resettling Syrian refugees in the US, Obama emphasized on Thursday that the prison "has been an enormous recruitment tool" for terrorists like the Islamic State.
Veterans Urge US Military to Remove Barriers That Prevent Sikhs From Serving
Twenty-seven retired military leaders have signed a letter to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter asking him to remove barriers that effectively prevent observant Sikhs to serve without being forced to violate their religious obligations.
There’s No Such Thing as a 'Non-Lethal' Weapon
Tasers, pepper spray, and other "non-lethal" or "less lethal" devices still have the potential to cripple or kill, and we need to recognize that.