Carter Knocks Congress Over Budget Impasse in Final Remarks Outgoing Defense Secretary took a parting shot at Congress Wednesday in his final remarks before leaving the Pentagon.
Carter Says Budget Reductions Forced Army to Cut 40,000 Troops Defense Secretary Carter talked up expanding maternity leave and opening up more jobs to women while stressing that the Army...
Carter Proposes Pay and Benefits Overhaul in 'Future Force' Plan The Pentagon was pushing a "Force of the Future" plan with pay and benefits based upon the "principles of talent management."
Pentagon, VA Make Progress in Breaking Medical Records Logjam: Carter The Silicon Valley whiz kids brought in to solve the Pentagons IT problems have made progress in the records transfer logjam.
Carter to Sailors: I Want to Make Careers More Flexible Defense Secretary Carter told sailors he's still working to make career advancement more flexible in order to retain top...
'First Strike' Nuclear Doctrine Won't Change: Carter The next generation of nuclear weapons will be guided by the same doctrine that permits a "first strike," Ashton Carter said...
Congress Should Authorize Military Action Against ISIS: Pentagon The Pentagon's top civilian and military leader told Congress on Tuesday that troops would like to see them vote an...
Pentagon to Announce Approval of Women-in-Combat Plans: Sources Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has approved service-specific plans opening previously closed combat and special operations...
China Pushes Back Against Pressure to Stop South China Sea Activity China says it will not will not back down over a pending United Nations ruling on its claims over a vital trade route.
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
4th US Soldier's Body Recovered from Lithuanian Swamp The Army has not released the names of the soldiers pending notification of the next of kin. The bodies of the other three...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...
Pentagon Civilians Again Told They Can Resign Now, or Face Potential Firings in the Future Hegseth signed a memo Friday to restart a deferred resignation program that emerged out of billionaire Elon Musk's "Fork in...
A Gulf War Veteran Convicted of Killing His Girlfriend and 3 Children Is Set for Execution Jeffrey Hutchinson, 59, is set to die by lethal injection May 1 at Florida State Prison near the city of Starke. DeSantis, a...