The Latest Breaking News from Defense Department

The link between the chemicals and this cancer among service members had never directly been proven — until now.

The Senate has passed a massive annual defense bill that would deliver a 5.2% pay raise for service members and keep the nation’s military operating

The Marine Corps' highest-ranking officer position fell vacant on Monday thanks to a move from Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who continues to block nominations to protest a Pentagon abortion policy.

Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is looking to win reelection in a race that could decide control of the Senate

WASHINGTON — Provisions to defund the Pentagon’s anti-extremism efforts are on tap for potential inclusion in the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill when members of the House Armed Service Committee hold their marathon markup session on June 21.

The Pentagon's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts loom as a contentious issue as lawmakers prepare to mark up the NDAA next week.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in both chambers are looking to rewrite the ethics and lobbying rules that affect Pentagon officials, retired brass, executives with U.S. defense contractors and even foreign governments.

Warren's bill would impose stricter rules on former Defense Department officials who go to work for defense contractors.

WASHINGTON -- Congress directed the Pentagon to spend $12.2 billion in the current fiscal year on nearly 1,000 different “program increases” in the Defense spending bill’s research account alone, projects pushed by lawmakers that the Defense Department did not publicly request, according to a previously unpublicized database.