SecDef wields axe to brass, HQs, formations to fashion leaner Army
Hegseth ordered the Army secretary to cut programs, reduce the number of general officers in the ranks and consolidate offices, commands and headquarters.
By Jen Judson
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Pentagon jobs cuts delay plans to expand assault, suicide prevention
Defense Department personnel cuts will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians for prevention work within the military, officials said.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Senators back even bigger boost for next year’s VA budget
Appropriators want more funding for the department than the president's budget request earlier this year.
Work for Congress? Time to cancel summer
Citing Democratic obstruction, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., significantly altered the planned August recess for 2018.
By Jessie Bur
Melania Trump uses first public appearance in weeks to honor Gold Star families
The event, which included the families of 40 fallen troops, was the first since a medical procedure last month.
Report: Vets still face long waits with VA Choice program
Researchers found waits up to 70 days for veterans using the community care program.
Defense officials open investigation into drinking, drug allegations against White House doctor
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson was forced to withdraw from the nomination process to become VA Secretary because of the allegations.
Mattis warns of bumpy road to US, North Korea nuclear summit
It will be a “bumpy road” to the nuclear negotiations with North Korea later this month, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Sunday, telling his South Korean and Japanese counterparts they must maintain a strong defensive stance so the diplomats can negotiate from a position of strength.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Trump: America is safe because Coast Guard is ‘strong’
President Donald Trump says America is safe because the U.S. Coast Guard is “strong.”
This is why the Pentagon is taking over security clearance checks
The Defense Department is poised to take over background investigations for the federal government, using increased automation and high-tech analysis to tighten controls and tackle an enormous backlog of workers waiting for security clearances, according to U.S. officials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Trump, North Korea’s Kim back on for summit
After a week of hard-nosed negotiation, diplomatic gamesmanship and no shortage of theatrics, President Donald Trump has announced that the historic nuclear-weapons summit he had canceled with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is back on.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press