Pentagon: Packages That May Contain Ricin Found on Grounds
A Pentagon spokesman says authorities found at least two packages suspected of containing ricin, a poison made from castor beans.
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Military Finds Multiple Failures Led to Deadly Niger Ambush
Multiple failures led up to the deadly Niger attack last October, but top military leaders said Thursday that none directly caused the overwhelming enemy ambush that killed four American service members and sent others fighting and running for their lives.
Read moreGeneral Dynamics Unveils $9.6B Takeover of IT Vendor
Defense contractor General Dynamics touted a $9.6 billion takeover Monday of the internet-technology company CSRA. The move comes on the heels of the Pentagon’s biggest budget appropriation in its history.
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A Pentagon Budget Like None Before: $700 Billion
It’s the biggest budget the Pentagon has ever seen: $700 billion. That’s far more in defense spending than America’s two nearest competitors, China and Russia, and will mean the military can foot the bill for thousands more troops, more training, more ships and a lot else.
Read moreTrump’s Plan for Display of Military Might Draws Alarm
Echoing the spectacles of totalitarian regimes, President Donald Trump’s plan for a military parade bewildered historians and veterans groups alike Wednesday.
Read morePentagon: Gag Order on Afghan Data Was a Mistake
In an abrupt reversal, the U.S. military on Tuesday said it made a mistake when it ordered an independent federal auditor to stop providing the public with information about U.S. war efforts in Afghanistan that help to measure how the 16-year-old stalemated war is going.
Read morePentagon Has Known of Crime Reporting Lapses for 20 Years
The Pentagon has known for at least two decades about failures to give military criminal history information to the FBI, including the type the Air Force didn’t report about the accused Texas church killer who assaulted his then-wife and stepson while serving as an enlisted airman.
Read morePentagon Sounds Alarm on Iffy $50M Bill
By RICHARD LARDNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A British company hired to train Afghan intelligence officers billed the U.S. government
Read moreHouse GOP Passes $788 Billion Bill for Pentagon, Border Wall
The House passed a $788 billion spending bill Thursday that combines a $1.6 billion down payment for President Donald Trump’s controversial border wall with Mexico with a whopping budget increase for the Pentagon.
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Pentagon: ‘Active Preparations’ by Syria for Chemical Attack
The Pentagon on Tuesday said it detected “active preparations” by Syria for a chemical weapons attack, giving weight to a White House statement hours earlier that the Syrian government would “pay a heavy price” if it carried out such an attack.
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US Missile Defense Program Test Scores a Win
The Pentagon reached an important milestone in its missile defense system late Tuesday when it successfully intercepted a mock intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time over the Pacific Ocean.
Read moreReporter Sues Pentagon for Info on Homeland Secretary
The Department of Defense refuses to disclose emails that should inform public debate about the fitness of Gen. John Kelly to serve as Homeland Security secretary, a Miami Herald reporter claims in court.
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Pentagon Looking to Rent Space at Trump Tower
The United States military is looking to rent space at Trump Tower for use when President Donald Trump returns to his longtime home in New York City.
Read morePentagon Says China Has Seized U.S. Navy Drone
The Pentagon says a Chinese warship seized a U.S. Navy underwater drone on Thursday as it was collecting unclassified data in South China Sea.
The unmanned ocean glider that was be
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