The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) go before the Senate Armed Services Committee to assess the national security implications of the budget cuts known as sequestration, scheduled to go into effect on March 1.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey and outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee to discuss the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya.

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The attorney representing Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private accused of releasing military reports to WikiLeaks, made his first public speaking appearance on Monday.

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Last month, President Obama nominated Gen. Joseph Dunford to replace Gen. Allen as the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan.  If confirmed, Dunford would be the sixth American commander to lead the war in Afghanistan.

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Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday.  He discussed today’s military and answered reporters' questions.

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Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey along with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta delivered remarks and answered questions from the Pentagon briefing room.

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The FBI’s National Security Branch Executive Assistant Director agrees with an independent report on the Fort Hood shootings that the agency could’ve done things better in handling the intelligence related to the accused, Army Major Nidal Hasan. Mark Giuliano testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee Wednesday.

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Military suicides are at their highest levels in more than a decade, with an average of one suicide occurring every day so far this year. The subject dominated the discussion at a joint House committee hearing with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta & Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki. Lawmakers said the Defense & Veterans Affairs Departments are taking too long to combine their systems for tracking veterans returning to civilian life.
 

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Military contractors warned Congress of job layoffs in advance of automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration. $110 billion in defense budget cuts are scheduled at the start of  2013. The House Armed Services Committee heard from the military contractors on Wednesday.
They included Lockheed Martin CEO Robert Stevens and former NASA head Sean O’Keefe, who now heads a major European contractor E-A-D-S.
 

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As the decrease in violence brought on by U.N. demands continues in Syria, the House Armed Services Cmte. is holding a hearing to discuss the country's security situation.

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