the Department of Defense

Special Leave Accrual for Service Members

Today, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Matthew Donovan signed a department-wide authorization for service members to accrue…

4 years ago

U.S. Navy Attack Submarine USS Delaware Joins the Fleet

The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Delaware (SSN 791), the 18th Virginia-class attack submarine, today, April 4, 2020. Although the traditional…

4 years ago

Military Expands Medical Support in New York City, New Orleans and Dallas

At the request of FEMA, the Department of Defense will expand its medical support to include COVID-19 positive patients at…

4 years ago

Department of Defense Further Restricts Personnel Travel in Response to COVID-19

Today, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper enacted a 60-day stop movement order for all DoD uniformed and civilian personnel and…

4 years ago

Department of Defense Tests Hypersonic Glide Body

The Department of Defense successfully tested a hypersonic glide body in a flight experiment conducted from the Pacific Missile Range…

4 years ago

Navy to Commission Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams on Saturday

The Navy is scheduled to commission its newest Expeditionary Sea Base, USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4), during a 10…

4 years ago

Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Cooperstown (LCS 23)

The Navy will christen its newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Cooperstown (LCS 23), during a 10…

4 years ago

Pentagon Shifts $3.8 Billion to Support Border Wall Construction

The Trump administration announced that it is reallocating $3.8 billion in weapons programs to support construction of the U.S.-Mexico border…

4 years ago

Coronavirus Update: Two Planes Carrying 300 People From China to Arrive in U.S. Friday

Those who clear quarantine will be given government travel assistance to return home. Those who get sick will be taken…

4 years ago

After the Slaughter: DOD to Update Vetting Procedures for Foreign Students

The Defense Department will announce updates to the vetting process for foreign military students "in the coming days," the assistant…

4 years ago

Amazon Takes An Extraordinary Step To Stop Microsoft From Building Out Pentagon’s JEDI Deal

Amazon filed a restraining order Monday to temporarily block Microsoft from building out a multi-billion dollar Pentagon project, a move…

4 years ago

DOD Statement on Iranian Ballistic Missile Attacks in Iraq

Statement from Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Jonathan Hoffman: At approximately 5:30 p.m. (EST) on January…

4 years ago

Watch: DOD Tests Prototype Conventionally-Configured Ground-Launched Ballistic Missile

On Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time, the U.S. Air Force, in partnership with the Strategic Capabilities…

4 years ago

Defense Department Will Likely Require Cybersecurity Capabilities for All Defense Contractors in 2020

The Defense Department expects that by June 2020, industry will see cybersecurity requirements included as part of new requests for…

4 years ago

Navy to Christen Expeditionary Fast Transport Newport

The Navy will christen its newest Expeditionary Fast Transport, the future USNS Newport (T-EPF 12), during a 10 a.m. CST…

4 years ago