Even $500 could make a difference for military childcare workers, researchers find
Low pay is the leading reason military child care providers leave their jobs, but even a $500 bonus could help retain them, research found.
By Karen Jowers
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Bipartisan bill would let service members sue US military for sexual assault
The bill is modeled after similar legislation that allows service members to file civil claims for medical malpractice at U.S. military hospitals.
By Patricia Kime
The Marine Corps had the highest increase in sexual assault reports among the services
Increased reports could reflect greater confidence in reporting, DoD said.
By Tara Copp, AP
US reaffirms its ‘ironclad commitment’ to defend South Korea
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke on Saturday with their South Korean counterparts after the historic meeting between leaders of the two Koreas, and Trump said “things are going very well” as he prepares for an expected summit with the North’s Kim Jong Un.
Mattis foresees ‘re-energized’ fight against ISIS in Syria
The U.S.-led coalition is about to accelerate its fight against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Pentagon chief calls sexual assault a cancer in military
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has ordered all members of the Defense Department to re-double their efforts to aggressively work to prevent and respond to sexual assaults across the military.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Military sex assault reports jump 10 percent
The online nude-photo sharing scandal last year led to greater awareness of sexual assault in the military.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Commentary: Congress must act to rein in DoD waste, red tape
The head of the House Armed Services Committee on his plan to reform a 'slow, cumbersome bureaucracy.'
By Rep. Mac Thornberry
Senate postpones confirmation hearing for VA secretary nominee, casting doubt over his future
The delay comes amid reports of problems with the background checks of White House physician Ronny Jackson, and may imperil his nomination.
Rape charges dropped against former MTI in Lackland scandal
The Air Force on Monday dropped rape charges against a former military training instructor, whose convictions were overturned last year.
Key Democrat fighting plan to slash Pentagon agencies
The House Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat is pushing back on a proposal to shutter seven Pentagon support agencies and slash 25 percent from the budgets of most of the others.
By Joe Gould
Major bill aims to slash Pentagon bureaucracy
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has targeted most Pentagon support agencies for a 25 percent cut, proposing seven be shuttered entirely.
By Joe Gould