Defense
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An Afghan official says the Taliban have killed eight policemen and overrun three security checkpoints in the northern province of Takhar
April 25, 2017 -
Katherine Kidder, a fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and Amy Schafer a research associate for the military, veterans and society program there, tell Federal Drive with Tom Temin the all-volunteer military force is showing serious strains. They discuss what's causing them and offer some solutions going forward.
April 25, 2017 -
Thailand's top defense official says the government has approved the purchase of its first submarine in more than half a century, calling the $393 million deal with China necessary and a bargain
April 25, 2017 -
A Greek court has rejected a new Turkish request for the extradition of three of eight Turkish servicemen who fled to Greece by helicopter after last year's failed military coup in Turkey
April 25, 2017 -
Senior commander says Iraqi troops have driven out IS militants from largest neighborhood in western Mosul
April 25, 2017 -
A ruling Chinese Communist Party newspaper is warning North Korea against conducting another nuclear test, saying that would likely propel events past the "point of no return."
April 25, 2017 -
A top Justice Department national security official says foreign governments that work with criminal hackers make their operations vulnerable to being exposed and disrupted
April 24, 2017 -
A federal prosecutor in New York says politically connected lawyers are using inaccuracies to whitewash charges against a prominent Turkish businessman as they try to get Turkey's president and U.S. officials to resolve the case diplomatically
April 24, 2017 -
A Cameroon military court has sentenced a correspondent of Radio France International's Hausa service to 10 years in jail after convicting him of non-denunciation of acts of terrorism and laundering proceeds of terrorist acts
April 24, 2017 -
An Air Force investigation has concluded birds and mechanical issues _ not pilot error _ caused the crash of a B-52 bomber in Guam a year ago
April 24, 2017 -
Fifteen organizations, both liberal and conservative, called on the White House to use a scalpel rather than a meat ax to cut DoD civilian employees.
April 24, 2017 -
You can't separate the Navy from the world's oceans. Almost since its founding, the Navy has maintained expertise in ocean science to help it perform its mission.
April 24, 2017 -
Alfred Rivera, DISA’s director of the Development and Business Center, said the agency is moving toward multi-factor authentication, including biometrics and other “patterns of life” type of technologies.
April 24, 2017 -
A new report from the Center for a New American Security finds females make up an increasing percentage of the national security workforce, but less so in leadership positions.
April 24, 2017 -
The Defense Department won't have any problems spending money if Congress can pass a budget next week.
April 21, 2017
