US Department of Defense

Army Cancels Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System

May 17, 2010

The Department of Defense announced today that it authorized the Army to cancel the Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System and transition management...

Department to Study Compensation, Incentives

May 13, 2010

WASHINGTON: Defense Department officials today announced the start of the congressionally mandated 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation. The review’s...

11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation Announced

May 13, 2010

The Department of Defense announced today that the 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation (QRMC) has begun its review of...

Gates Calls for Significant Cuts in Defense Overhead

May 11, 2010

ABILENE, Kan: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates used the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe to...

Army Releases 2010 Modernization Strategy

April 30, 2010

The Department of the Army released today the 2010 Army Modernization Strategy (AMS). “The goal of Army modernization is to...

Report to Congress Outlines Iranian Threats

April 22, 2010

WASHINGTON: Iran may be capable of striking the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile by 2015, according to a...

Gates Proposes Revamp of Export System

April 22, 2010

WASHINGTON: The United States must totally revamp the Cold War-era export control system, because as currently configured, it actually harms...

Admiral Urges Arming of Vessels to Combat Piracy

April 20, 2010

WASHINGTON: A top Navy commander suggested yesterday that commercial vessels should arm themselves when traveling through pirate-infested waters off the...