List of Department of Defense articles
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Lloyd Austin prepares to hold a media briefing on Operation Inherent Resolve, the international military effort against ISIS on Oct. 17, 2014 at the Pentagon in Washington. Lloyd Austin Isn’t Who You Think He Is
The “silent general” has never been very quiet on policy. That’s exactly why Biden picked him as defense secretary—and why Washington’s foreign-policy establishment is wary.
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President-elect Joe Biden listens as Linda Thomas-Greenfield, his choice to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, speaks at an event in Wilmington, Delaware on Nov. 24. What to Watch for as Biden Staffs Up
Who the U.S. president-elect picks to fill lower-level posts in the State Department, the Pentagon, and other agencies will say a lot about his foreign policy.
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Retired U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin Biden Defends Choice of Austin for Defense Secretary
Some lawmakers and many national security experts are wary of another general atop the Pentagon, but Lloyd Austin has the president-elect’s ear—and backing.
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Gen. Lloyd Austin Biden to Name Former General as Defense Secretary
Lloyd Austin would be the first Black person to serve in the job.
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President-elect Joe Biden departs after delivering a Thanksgiving address at the Queen Theatre on Nov. 25 in Wilmington, Delaware. Will Biden’s National Security Team Include Members of the Democratic Party’s Progressive Wing?
The president-elect’s picks have deep experience in the Washington establishment. It’s unclear whether the party’s left can make its voice heard in the new administration.
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U.S. President-elect Joe Biden gestures to the media as he leaves the Queen Theater after participating in a virtual roundtable with frontline health care workers on Nov. 18, in Wilmington, Delaware. Progressives Target Biden Cabinet Picks
Left-wing groups want to ensure Biden doesn’t pick Michael Morrell, seen as linked to post-9/11 counterterrorism policies, as CIA director.
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U.S. President Donald Trump Why Is Trump Threatening America’s Defense Budget?
The president is pushing against a law that digital rights groups say protect social media firms.
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin during an official ceremony in the Emirati capital's Al-Watan presidential palace on October 15, 2019. Pentagon Says UAE Possibly Funding Russia’s Shadowy Mercenaries in Libya
The Defense Department’s inspector general report comes just as Trump aims to sell the UAE billions of dollars’ worth of arms.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Pentagon Purges Leading Advisors From Defense Policy Board
It’s unclear why the Trump administration waited until its final months to shake up the influential group of outside experts advising top Pentagon leaders.
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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the US military following a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, July 20, 2017. Trump’s Pentagon Now Vetting Nonpolitical Experts
Political-style vetting is now being applied to special government employees and other hard-to-find outside experts.
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Then-U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy Biden’s Likely Defense Secretary Pick Flournoy Faces Progressive Pushback
From concerns about ties to defense contractors to worries about forever wars, at least one of the president-elect’s potential nominees is raising hackles.
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Members of the Cameroonian Gendarmerie patrol in the Omar Bongo Square of Cameroon's majority Anglophone Southwest province capital Buea on Oct. 3, 2018. Cameroon’s Government Is Deceiving the West While Diverting Foreign Aid
Paul Biya’s regime is ignoring the battle against Boko Haram and the Islamic State and using foreign counterterrorism assistance to fund its brutal repression of citizens with legitimate grievances.
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Former Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michèle Flournoy Biden and Flournoy Have Clashed Over Policy in Past
The putative front-runner to be U.S. defense secretary hasn’t always agreed with her future boss.
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This picture taken December 26, 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, DC. Top Pentagon Policy Official Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Trump loyalist Anthony Tata’s positive diagnosis came as officials have noted a relaxation of mask wearing inside the Pentagon.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before a meeting at the Pentagon on Jan. 18, 2018, in Washington. From a Midlevel Advisor to Pentagon Chief in Under a Year
Christopher Miller takes the reins at the Defense Department as the lame-duck White House replaces senior officials with Trump loyalists.
