The Defense Department‘s 2015 budget proposal calls for spending cuts and a further reduction in troop levels across all military service branches, the American Forces Press Service reported Monday. Nick Simone writes
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has unveiled plans to reduce contractors and staffers in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in an effort to save at least $1 billion by 2019, Breaking
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U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey is meeting with Israeli and Jordanian military leaders to discuss ways to address civil unrest and terrorism, the American Forces Press Service reported Monday. Karen Parrish writes
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Martin Dempsey has received Senate confirmation to serve a second term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Reuters reported Thursday. According to Thomas Ferraro and Susan Cornwell’s report, the confirmation
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is to hold a press conference regarding ways in which the Pentagon can cope with the government’s sequestration efforts within a decade, Defense One reported Wednesday. Stephanie Gaskell
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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey said in a letter to lawmakers that using armed intervention in Syria would pose risks and cost the U.S. billions of dollars, CNN reported
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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a Senate committee panel Thursday that budget cuts under the sequestration hurt the U.S. military’s ability to address national security threats, Reuters reported.
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US Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Martin Dempsey met with his Chinese military counterpart Thursday to discuss US-China miltary ties, Global Times reports. Dempsey and other military officers held a meeting with
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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday the Pentagon will invest $23 billion in cybersecurity programs and recruit 4,000 new staff for U.S. Cyber Command, Defense Systems reported Sunday.
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The country’s top uniformed military officer said Tuesday the Defense Department could not $52 billion from its fiscal year 2014 budget under sequestration because it did not have enough time to prepare for
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