Dec 06 Watch 7:13 Why the Pentagon 'buried and killed' a study on potential cost savings By PBS News Hour Leaders at the Department of Defense periodically conduct efficiency reviews, looking for ways to cut costs. One such report, ordered by Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work in 2014, was scrapped after it identified wasteful spending and suggested measures to… Continue watching
Dec 06 Report says Pentagon disregarded cost-cutting study By Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Washington Post report says the Defense Department disregarded an internal study that found it had a bloated bureaucracy and could cut $125 billion in administrative costs over five years. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: U.S. unemployment at a 9-year low By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the unemployment rate in November hit a nine-year low, dropping to 4.6 percent, as 178,000 new jobs were added and many people stopped looking for work. Also, House lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a nearly $619 billion… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 7:13 How Pentagon efforts to claw back recruitment bonuses have affected soldiers By PBS News Hour Amid a mounting outcry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter halted Pentagon efforts to recollect money given to thousands of California National Guard members. Soldiers were asked to repay bonuses of $15,000 or more, which had been doled out improperly by recruiters… Continue watching
Oct 26 U.S. defense chief: Don't seek repayment of enlistment bonuses By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has ordered the Pentagon to stop seeking repayments of enlistment bonuses given to California National Guard members who served overseas. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 3:39 News Wrap: National Intelligence director doubts North Korea will relinquish nuclear weapons By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, National Intelligence Director James Clapper voiced doubt that North Korea will ever give up its nuclear weapons. The State Department quickly disputed that notion and insisted the U.S. policy is both unchanged and realistic. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 24 Transgender soldiers ask for first official Army recognition By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Within weeks of the Pentagon allowing transgender service members to serve openly, Army officials said 10 soldiers have formally asked to be recognized as their new, preferred gender. Continue reading
Oct 16 Admiral says missiles fired again at U.S. ship near Yemen By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Multiple missiles were fired again from a Houthi-controlled region in Yemen targeting an American warship in the Red Sea, a U.S. admiral said Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 06 Former top Pentagon aide spent government money to buy women, alcohol, report says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The report by the Defense Department's inspector general says Maj. Gen. Ron Lewis improperly used his credit card, lied to a bank to get charges removed and, more broadly, said he was guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer, according to… Continue reading
Sep 11 Obama calls on Americans to embrace diversity on 9/11 By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Barack Obama says the nation will never forget the lives of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading