National & World Headlines

  • The CIA declined to comment on a report that the identity of the Station Chief in Islamabad had been exposed. By all accounts the Agency seems to be suggesting it will not bring home the station chief. It was just last December that the identity of the previous station chief in Pakistan was leaked and had to be recalled immediately, for his own safety. Experts say sour relations between the U.S. and Pakistan is the reason why this kind of thing is happening. They say the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistani territory without their knowledge by U.S. forces is likely the reason behind the lack of cooperation.

    May 11, 2011
  • President Barack Obama met with troops at Fort Campbell in Kentucky to congratulate them on the success of special forces units based there that killed Al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. While there, he reiterated his intention to start pulling back U.S. forces from Afghanistan this summer, and also indicated Bin Laden\'s demise shows the U.S. strategy is working. The President spoke to a general military audience and then met privately with the Navy Seals that carried out the Bin Laden mission.

    May 11, 2011
  • Fort Campbell is going to be the scene of a visit today by President Obama. He\'s expected to meet with some of those involved in the military assault that killed Osama bin Laden. Fort Campbell is home to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, which participated in the raid against bin Laden. A team of Navy SEALs raided a compound in Pakistan, killing the terrorist mastermind. Bin Laden was later buried at sea. Authorities are combing through effects he left behind.

    May 11, 2011
  • The game is called the Massive Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet (MMOWGLI).

    May 11, 2011
  • For military bases in the national capital region, forget the \"closure\" part of Base Realignment and Closure. The 2005 BRAC round means huge growth at bases around Washington, and along with it, a need for new infrastructure and creature comforts for the growing workforce.

    May 11, 2011
  • Bert Rice, director of transformation at Ft. Meade, who says the construction is nearly complete. Now, as he tells Federal News Radio, it\'s time to focus on the \"transportation challenge.\"

    May 11, 2011
  • The latest markup of the 2012 Defense Authorization lays out how DoD can carry out secret operations in cyberspace.

    May 11, 2011
  • The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, including America\'s newest aircraft carrier, deploys today.

    May 11, 2011
  • In the latest installment of BRAC Impact: A Federal News Radio and WTOP In-Depth Series, Jack Penkoske discusses about the telework option to help with the transportation challenges brought on by BRAC.

    May 11, 2011
  • For military bases in the national capital region, forget the \"closure\" part of Base Realignment and Closure. The 2005 BRAC round means huge growth at bases around Washington, and along with it, a need for new infrastructure and creature comforts for the growing workforce.

    May 10, 2011
  • Adam Tuss from our sister station WTOP explains which areas to look out for in terms of increased traffic congestion.

    May 10, 2011
  • Most of these employees are coming from Ft. Monmouth, a base in New Jersey that is closing under BRAC.

    May 10, 2011
  • Clandestine operations in cyberspace included in 2012 Defense Authorization bill.

    May 10, 2011
  • The health care of wounded warriors, military members and their families in the area is about to change forever, and the change is historic. And, after 102 years, Walter Reed Medical Center will close.

    May 10, 2011