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Navy needs to improve fire safety enforcement on ships, watchdog warns

Staffing shortages and ineffective ways of ensuring contractors comply with safety standards threaten to derail fire prevention efforts, GAO found.

4 weeks ago

In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo provided by Xinhua News Agency, the Shandong aircraft carrier is docked at a naval port in Sanya in southern China's Hainan Province.

China’s military buildup makes US increasingly vulnerable, DOD says

The Pentagon's latest annual report on the People’s Liberation Army described China’s recent buildup as “historic.”

4 weeks ago

DOD needs more consistent Indo-Pacific deterrence funding, GAO says

An annual assessment of how DOD funds deterrence efforts in the Indo-Pacific revealed problematic inconsistencies, according to a GAO report.

By Lillian Juarez

4 weeks ago

GAO: Services aren’t sharing information on longtime Osprey problems

Government auditors said known problems with the Osprey have gone unresolved for years and in some cases at least a decade.

By Stephen Losey

5 weeks ago

IG finds Hegseth risked endangering Houthi mission with Signal use

The Pentagon pointed to the IG's conclusion that Hegseth had the authority to declassify the strike information as an exoneration.

By Stephen Losey

6 weeks ago

Pentagon must do better to safeguard public information, GAO warns

Of 10 DOD components assessed, only U.S. Special Operations Command was found to have consistently trained troops about the risks of digital information.

By Lillian Juarez and J.D. Simkins

8 weeks ago