The Defense Department will undertake an emergency mission to establish a temporary pier on the coast of Gaza to deliver up to 2,000,000 humanitarian aid meals per-day, Pentagon officials announced.
Four years removed from the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a pair of Defense Department health officials testified that DOD remains committed to protecting service members’ health, while also continuing to monitor and learn from the effects of COVID-19.
DOD’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office released a report detailing its review of nearly 80 years of reports related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, a new term for what was once referred to as unidentified flying objects.
Naval Air Systems Command has cleared the tiltrotor V-22 Osprey to return to flight after it was grounded in December 2023 following a deadly crash.
President Joe Biden used the State of the Union speech to alert Americans to the challenges against democracy abroad and at home.
Operating under a series of stopgap spending measures year after year poses risks to the defense industrial base and to the military’s ability to meet its mission, Michael J. McCord, undersecretary of defense, comptroller and chief financial officer, said.
While anticipating future requirements remains essential, the ability to prepare for rapidly emerging threats is critical, William A. LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said.
A congressionally chartered commission has recommended changes to bring DOD’s planning, programming, budgeting and execution process into the 21st century.
