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In reversal of recent years, military sex assault reports drop
A confidential survey also found a 19% drop in the number service members who said they'd experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Bernie Sanders wants to cut defense spending. Not all Democrats agree.
The left-leaning chairman of the Senate Budget Committee is once again asking you to think about cuts to defense spending.
By Joe Gould
Trump acting Pentagon chief defends military response to Jan. 6 riot at Capitol
Christopher Miller’s testimony will amount to the most thorough explanation of Pentagon actions after months of criticism that it took hours for the National Guard to arrive.
Review of Space Command basing decision sought by Senate Intel members
Some lawmakers are still trying to convince the executive branch to reverse a preliminary decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters to Alabama.
US sends more warplanes to Afghanistan to protect troop pullout
Gen. Mark Milley said F-18 attack planes have been added to a previously announced package of air and sea power that can be called upon as protection for withdrawing troops.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
CID overhaul: A civilian director will oversee criminal probes; officers to become special agents
A new officer special agent career field will be created to oversee enlisted special agents, and the military police officers who oversee them now will be replaced as those new officer agents mature.
By Kyle Rempfer
Pentagon rejects plan to use its parking lots for annual Memorial Day motorcycle rally
Officials said the ongoing pandemic still poses too much of a risk for the large-scale gathering.
Unspent border wall funds will be rerouted back to military construction projects
The Defense Department gave up $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build border barriers.
A civilian cybersecurity reserve corps is needed for the Pentagon and DHS, lawmakers from both parties say
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to create a civilian reserve corps of cybersecurity experts to help defend national security interests.
Biden’s Pentagon policy chief Colin Kahl confirmed with GOP senators absent
The Senate was poised to confirm Colin Kahl to be the undersecretary of defense for policy as two Republicans were expected to be absent for a pair of votes due to family emergencies.
By Joe Gould