Office of Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs

The Capitol stands mostly quiet, Thursday morning, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

DoD sends Congress nearly triple the amount of annual reports it did 20 years ago

In 20 years, the number of annual reports the Defense Department must make to Congress has nearly tripled to more than 1,400.

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