Dec 02 Ashton Carter tops Obama’s short list for Pentagon chief By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is weighing a slimmed-down list of candidates to become his next defense secretary, as top contenders pull their names from consideration for what is typically a highly sought-after Cabinet spot. Continue reading
Sep 09 Post Ferguson, senators question military-to-police weapons programs By Quinn Bowman The fallout from the police response to protests in Ferguson, Missouri last month continued on Capitol Hill today. During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, senators from both parties grilled administration witnesses about programs that provide military-grade equipment and weapons… Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch Why military equipment is in the hands of local police By PBS News Hour Violent clashes between local police and protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, has highlighted the distribution of military equipment to police departments around the country from the U.S. Defense Department. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Matt Apuzzo of The New York Times about… Continue watching
May 30 Russia pulls back most of its forces from Ukrainian border By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. defense officials said Thursday that Russia has pulled most of its forces away from the Ukraine border, a withdrawal that the U.S. has been demanding for weeks. They said about seven battalions remained, amounting to a couple of thousand… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 9:16 Budget cuts could ground nearly unstoppable A-10 Warthog aircraft By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch Defense Secretary Hagel on Security: ‘We Need To Do More — And We Will’ Defense Secretary Hagel on Security: 'We Need To Do More -- And We Will.'… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch Pentagon Orders Review of Security at Military Facilities Worldwide Pentagon Orders Review of Security at Military Facilities Worldwide… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Deputy Defense Secretary: Spending Must Be ‘Driven by Strategy’ Deputy Secretary Carter: Future Defense Spending Must be "Driven By Strategy"… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Deputy Defense Secretary: Spending Must Be ‘Driven by Strategy’ Deputy Defense Secretary on Budget Cuts, Sexual Assaults… Continue watching