Pentagon
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Gigi Schumm welcomes Kathleen McInnis, an international security specialist at the Congressional Research Service — where she works to help Congress address national security and defense strategy issues.
February 13, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Defense Department shows there was a slight increase in the amount of sexual assaults reported at military academies.
February 01, 2019 -
A Pentagon report says the total number of sexual assaults at the three U.S. military academies increased slightly last year, but an anonymous survey suggests far more encounters are going unreported
January 31, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two senators asked the Transportation Security Administration for its plan if staffing shortages and call outs continue.
January 18, 2019 -
Take a look back at this year's biggest stories from the Defense Department, from proposals to cut the Fourth Estate to attempts to streamline acquisition and the passage of the one of the biggest defense budgets ever.
December 27, 2018 -
President Donald Trump's largely unknown choice for acting Pentagon chief moves into the military hot seat
December 24, 2018 -
Irritated with the criticism and fallout from Mattis resignation, Trump pushes Pentagon chief out the door two months earlier than planned
December 23, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department's Inspector General says the Air Force missed certain steps that could have prevented last year's mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
December 07, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new study by the RAND Corporation analyzes how military pay stacks up against civilian pay over the last 20 years.
December 06, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, officials with the Defense Department's Office of Inspector General said they’ve had much more success with a new alternative dispute resolution process.
December 04, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, there have been more than 200 cases of federal air marshals misusing their firearms between 2005 and 2017.
November 23, 2018 -
Ever since Sept. 11, 2001, Americans have marked each anniversary as a chance to remember those killed in the terrorist attacks in Washington, New York City and rural Pennsylvania.
September 11, 2018 -
On the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Mike Causey shares a friend's written recollections of that fateful day from the Washington, D.C. area. It was the man's 48th birthday.
September 11, 2018 -
For maybe the umpteenth time, the Pentagon has tinkered with the setup for procurement. That could mean chaos, according to David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council.
September 10, 2018 -
The Army’s new Futures Command is on its way to becoming reality, just as the service prepares for 2020.
August 17, 2018