December 21, 2015 Hagel announces $1B in Pentagon staff cutbacks, amid budget talks Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday that he's cutting his Pentagon staff by 20 percent in an effort to save at least $1 billion over five years, as part of broader across-the-board cutbacks at the Defense Department.
December 20, 2015 Hagel warns of dangers in deep cuts to defense The Pentagon is preparing top-to-bottom changes, including a push to limit the growth of military pay, as it adjusts to steep budget cuts and the winding down of war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday.
December 20, 2015 George Little, longtime Pentagon press secretary, to step down Longtime Pentagon press secretary and former CIA spokesman George Little plans to step down on Nov. 15.
December 20, 2015 Pentagon's No. 2 official stepping down in December Ashton Carter, the Pentagon's second-in-command, said Thursday he will step down in December, having served for two years under two secretaries of defense.
December 20, 2015 Hagel decides military ball games will go on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has decided that football games and other sports will go on at the military service academies this weekend, and continue through the end of the month, despite the government shutdown.
December 20, 2015 Retired Marine says proposed unisex uniform change is 'appalling' A retired female gunnery sergeant has blasted the Obama Administration’s plan to create a "unisex" look for the Marine Corps by swapping out the Marines' iconic hats with a new hat that some have derided as "girly," telling Megyn Kelly Thursday that the uniform change is appalling, and risks masculinizing female soldiers.
December 20, 2015 Marine who emailed threat warning now getting bipartisan Hill support A Marine facing military discharge for mistakenly sending a threat warning from an unclassified email account is now getting bipartisan support on Capitol Hill from member say he used the fastest and only method available to respond.
December 20, 2015 Pentagon to probe security clearance procedures after Navy Yard shooting The board that oversees the U.S. Capitol Police has opened an investigation into whether a tactical team of officers that was one of the first on the scene during the Washington Navy Yard shooting was ordered to stand down.
December 20, 2015 'Something went wrong': Hagel orders security review after Navy Yard shooting Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday he's ordered several department-wide reviews in response to the deadly shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, vowing to address the "gaps" and "failures "in the system that allowed a troubled ex-reservist to gain easy access to a military facility.Â
December 20, 2015 Former defense secretaries criticize Obama over Syria President Barack Obama's first two defense secretaries on Tuesday night questioned his Syria strategy and said they would have told him not to seek Congress' approval for a strike on President Bashar Assad's forces.