The Military Is the Largest Single User of Fossil Fuels. Elizabeth Warren Wants to Change That.
When it comes to climate change, the Department of Defense has historically focused on preparation rather than prevention.
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About Face: The U.S. Military Seeks Historic Overhaul of the Justice System
The Pentagon is aiming to fundamentally reform the way America's men and women experience justice while in uniform.
Lawmakers to Pentagon: Rare Italian Goats Helped Afghanistan How?
At a Senate hearing last week, lawmakers questioned whether a Pentagon business task force had accomplished anything worthwhile.
Afghanistan Waste Exhibit A
A Senate subcommittee is looking at waste by a Pentagon task force. It would do well to review the reasons why a major hydroelectric power plant sits unfinished.
Why Did the U.S. Spend Half a Billion Dollars on Mining in Afghanistan?
The special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction has labeled yet another project in danger of failing. This time its U.S. plans to develop the country’s oil, gas, and minerals industries.
The Pentagon’s Mysterious $766 Million Task Force
Senators were already questioning why the Department of Defense was restricting a government watchdog. Now there are criminal investigations and questions about retaliation against a whistleblower.
The Pentagon Evades Questions on $800 Million Afghanistan Program
Despite lacking access to key documents and personnel, the inspector general determined that nearly $43 million had been spent on a natural gas station that should have cost closer to $300,000.
It’s Time to Simplify Defense Acquisitions
Dan Ward explains how making things simpler at the Pentagon will make our country's defenses more effective.
The Pentagon Has Finally Identified the Remains of a POW Lost Since 1942
Long buried alongside hundreds of unknown U.S. soldiers in the Philippines, Private Arthur “Bud” Kelder is on his way home after a lawsuit by his family.
The Litany of Problems With the Pentagon’s Effort to Recover MIAs
A draft inspector general report found that the mission lacks basic metrics for how to do the job—and when to end it.