Air Force employee pleads guilty to leaking classified defense information on foreign dating site
OMAHA, Neb. — A 64-year-old civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force has pleaded guilty to conspiring to disclose classified national defense information to an individual he believed was a foreign national…
Biden’s Defense Budget ‘Strategy Aligned’ Toward Countering China, Pentagon Says
Biden’s Defense Budget ‘Strategy Aligned’ Toward Countering China, Pentagon Says Micaela Burrow on March 13, 2023 The Biden administration’s proposed defense budget carves out billions for capabilities to strengthen its hand against…
Proposed Biden Defense Budget Includes Largest Military Pay Raise In Decades
Proposed Biden Defense Budget Includes Largest Military Pay Raise In Decades Micaela Burrow on March 9, 2023 Military servicemembers and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian personnel would receive an average 5.2% pay…
Long Awaited US-Australia Submarine Pact Promises To Be A Windfall For American Defense Contractors: REPORT
Long Awaited US-Australia Submarine Pact Promises To Be A Windfall For American Defense Contractors: REPORT Micaela Burrow on March 9, 2023 The U.S. and Australia plan to massively invest in American defense…
Pentagon Seeks Largest Defense Budget In History: REPORT
Pentagon Seeks Largest Defense Budget In History: REPORT Micaela Burrow on March 8, 2023 The Pentagon is expected to request $835 billion from Congress in the fiscal year 2024 defense budget, which,…
Defense Secretary Doubles Down On Anti-ISIS Mission During Unannounced Visit To Iraq
Defense Secretary Doubles Down On Anti-ISIS Mission During Unannounced Visit To Iraq Micaela Burrow on March 7, 2023 U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pledged to continue the U.S. train-and-assist mission in…
China Outpaces US In Research On Critical Energy, Defense Technology, Report Finds
China Outpaces US In Research On Critical Energy, Defense Technology, Report Finds Micaela Burrow on March 2, 2023 China outpaces the U.S. in high quality research across a variety of critical sectors,…
‘It Just Doesn’t Make Sense’: Trump Defense Secretary Questions Biden Balloon Story
‘It Just Doesn’t Make Sense’: Trump Defense Secretary Questions Biden Balloon Story Harold Hutchison on February 10, 2023 Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that the Biden administration’s explanations about China’s…
Republicans Vow To Cut Wokeness From Defense Budget
Republicans Vow To Cut Wokeness From Defense Budget Micaela Burrow on February 8, 2023 Republican members of Congress vowed to slash funding for “woke” priorities from the defense budget in interviews with…
‘Unacceptable’: GOP Reps, Defense Experts Raise Red Flags Over Pentagon’s Reliance On China For Critical Minerals
‘Unacceptable’: GOP Reps, Defense Experts Raise Red Flags Over Pentagon’s Reliance On China For Critical Minerals Micaela Burrow on February 8, 2023 Congress and defense experts warned that reliance on China, including…
US Defense Employees In Japan Struggle For Health Care After DOD Scaled Down Services, Failed To Tell Tokyo
US Defense Employees In Japan Struggle For Health Care After DOD Scaled Down Services, Failed To Tell Tokyo Micaela Burrow on January 30, 2023 Pentagon leaders failed to notify Tokyo it was…
Biden Admin’s Decision To Send New Tanks To Ukraine Offers Huge Payout To Defense Contractors
Biden Admin’s Decision To Send New Tanks To Ukraine Offers Huge Payout To Defense Contractors Micaela Burrow on January 27, 2023 The Biden administration’s decision to send new M1 Abrams to Ukraine…
The War In Ukraine Is Finally Starting To Pay Off For Big Defense Contractors
The War In Ukraine Is Finally Starting To Pay Off For Big Defense Contractors Micaela Burrow on January 24, 2023 The two largest U.S. defense contractors saw a boost in sales as…
Congress’ 2023 Defense Legislation Shovels Cash Into DEI Programs. Here’s Where It Will Go
Congress’ 2023 Defense Legislation Shovels Cash Into DEI Programs. Here’s Where It Will Go Micaela Burrow on December 28, 2022 Legislation from a Democrat-led Congress pours funding into enhancing Diversity, Equity and…
Biden Signs Defense Bill Into Law, Overturning Military COVID Vaccine Mandate
Biden Signs Defense Bill Into Law, Overturning Military COVID Vaccine Mandate Micaela Burrow on December 23, 2022 President Joe Biden signed Congress’ annual defense bill for 2023 into law Friday, giving his…
Congress Just Gave The Weapons Industry A Massive Paycheck. Here’s What That Means For US Defense
Congress Just Gave The Weapons Industry A Massive Paycheck. Here’s What That Means For US Defense Micaela Burrow on December 25, 2022 Congress authorized a massive increase in spending on weapons and…
Japan Signs Off On Record Defense Budget, Including Billions For American Weapons
Japan Signs Off On Record Defense Budget, Including Billions For American Weapons Micaela Burrow on December 23, 2022 Japan’s leadership put final approval to a historic defense budget increase, including $2 billion…
Taiwan Readies Combat Jets For Defense After Chinese Air Incursion
Taiwan Readies Combat Jets For Defense After Chinese Air Incursion Micaela Burrow on December 22, 2022 Taiwan activated fighter jets to potentially engage in combat Thursday after 39 Chinese aircraft trespassed into…
United States Resolves Civil Claims Against Woonsocket Defense Contractor for Foreign Goods
PROVIDENCE – The United States Attorney’s Office has resolved a civil False Claims Act investigation into Hyman Brickle & Son, Inc., a Woonsocket-based Rhode Island textile manufacturing company that supplies products to…
‘False Narrative’: Final Version Of Defense Bill Scraps Dem-Backed Provisions To Counter Extremism In Military, US
‘False Narrative’: Final Version Of Defense Bill Scraps Dem-Backed Provisions To Counter Extremism In Military, US Micaela Burrow on December 15, 2022 The final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) strips out several…
US Finalizing Plans To Send Advanced Patriot Missile Defense System To Ukraine: REPORT
US Finalizing Plans To Send Advanced Patriot Missile Defense System To Ukraine: REPORT Micaela Burrow on December 13, 2022 The Pentagon wants to send the advanced Patriot air defense system to Ukraine,…