Defense
Raytheon Giving Employees Bonuses for Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
The company is not requiring employees to get the shots, but some facilities could be off-limits to the unvaccinated.
Defense
What the Navy’s War on Sleep Deprivation Teaches Us about Cultural Change
A campaign to make ship drivers rest has lessons for larger-scale culture shifts.
Defense
One Year into the Pandemic, Defense Department Data Remains Incomplete
Outstanding questions include: why are civilians dying at higher rates than troops?
Defense
Pentagon Officials, Uniformed Leaders Slam Fox’s Carlson Over Female-Troop Comments
“What we absolutely won't do is take personnel advice from a talk show host,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Thursday.
Defense
Deported Veterans, Stranded Far from Home after Years of Military Service, Press Biden to Bring Them Back
At least 92 US military veterans were deported between 2013 and 2018. These deportees are not currently included in Biden's effort to reunite families as part of his new immigration reform plan.
Defense
The Day Private Willie Mays Threw Out My Dad
Two lives intersect in a story of baseball, military service, and American society in the Korean War era.
Defense
One-Third of US Troops Are Refusing the COVID Vaccine. History May Help Explain Why
After botching anthrax shots decades ago, the Pentagon’s hands are tied. Only the president can order troops to take new vaccines.
Workforce
Defense Is Documenting Just 3% of Estimated Cases of Civilians Experiencing Sexual Assault
Shortfalls in the Pentagon's approach with the civilian workforce give the Biden administration another challenge as it addresses the "scourge" at Defense.
Defense
Biden Orders New Review of Sexual Assault Policies in Military
Combatant commanders are to send plans and best practices within two weeks.
Defense
‘The Ban Should Never Have Been Imposed’
Former Army Secretary Eric Fanning says it’s time for Congress to pass a law that protects transgender servicemembers.
Management
Trump Vetoes Defense Policy Bill Over Base Names, Unrelated Internet Law
The House has already scheduled a vote after Christmas to override the president’s long-threatened rejection of the annual Defense authorization act, which also includes an expansion of federal employee leave benefits.
Defense
Space Force Troops Get a Name: ‘Guardians’
VP Pence revealed the moniker for Trump’s oft-teased newest military service branch to stand alongside soldiers, airmen, sailors, and Marines.
Defense
US Military to Start Vaccinating Troops, Behind Russia and China
DOD has picked 16 sites for a “controlled pilot” COVID vaccination program.
Defense
Army Disciplines 14 Soldiers, Creates New Duty Status After Murder
The steps follow the conclusion of one of several inquests into the April murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillen.
Management
Compromise Defense Policy Bill Includes Paid Parental Leave Fix, Allows Feds to Carry Over More Annual Leave
The latest version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act does not include House-passed measures blocking the Defense secretary from exempting Pentagon employees from collective bargaining.
Defense
36 Members of the National Guard Heading to Work in El Paso Mortuaries as Coronavirus Cases Soar
The border city recently resorted to using inmates from the county jail to move bodies. At the request of county officials, the state is sending assistance.
Defense
Milley Speaks Out — and Trump Stays Mum
After a controversial summer, the Joint Chiefs chairman is holding his own with a string of public pronouncements.
Defense
All US Troops In Afghanistan To Withdraw By Christmas, Trump Tweets
The bewildering message came just hours after his national security advisor said the United States would draw down to 2,500 by 2021.
Defense
Joint Chiefs In Isolation After Coast Guard Vice Commandant Tests Positive For COVID
But multiple officials suggested that they could return to the Pentagon this week.
Defense