The Latest Breaking News from Defense Department

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.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon can’t account for hundreds of thousands of spare parts worth millions of dollars that are stored worldwide for the U.S. and allies that use its costliest weapon, the F-35 jet, according to congressional auditors.

Member-driven increases to research projects within the Pentagon's budget have surged, with little scrutiny.

The error may lead to more weapons being sent to Ukraine as Ukrainian troops prepare to launch a major counteroffensive.

Nearly 700 former top federal civilian officials, generals and admirals now work for major defense contractors, according to a Senate report.

The Pentagon is sounding alarms over Biden administration plans to advance offshore wind projects along the central Atlantic U.S. coast, warning that almost all of the new terrain eyed for development conflicts with military operations.

Obesity in the U.S. military surged during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Defense Department says it backs ending “unfunded priorities lists” — annual requests for spending above the president's budget requests.

An anonymous survey conducted by the Defense Department showed that despite prevention efforts, cases of sexual assault and harassment are growing among men and women in military academies.