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Two former Obama administration Defense Department officials were among the three panelists a discussion on possible defense policies and strategies under President Trump. Topics included sp…

The Brookings Institution’s Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence hosted a discussion on defense spending and priorities for the 115th Congress and the president who succeeds the…

Commissioners of the National Commission on the Future of the Army (NCFA) released the organization’s report on possible modifications to the structure of the Army. Among its recommendations…

Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) and Robert Hale talked about the budget for the Department of Defense. Topics included sequestration and the 2013 government shutdown.

Panelists talked about federal budget priorities and how to manage budget cuts for defense and social programs.

Dr. Jonathan Woodson spoke about the complexities of and efforts to reform the U.S. military health care system. Following his remarks, panelists discussed the same issue.

Witnesses testified at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing about improving financial management at the Department of Defense. Military officials from the Pe…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chair General Martin Dempsey testified about the fiscal year 2015 defense budget request. They answered questions about the situations in Iraq …

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs Chair General Martin Dempsey, and Defense Undersecretary Robert Hale testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2015 d…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chair General Martin Dempsey testified on the fiscal year 2015 defense budget request. It included $495.6 billion in spending, roughly the same…

Senior Defense Department and military service officials briefed reporters on the fiscal year 2015 defense budget and the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review. The $496 billion request included r…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held a press briefing about the re-opening of the federal government, sequestration budget cuts, and the upcoming conference committee on a fiscal year 2014 bud…

Robert Hale spoke to reporters and outlined the Defense Department’s contingency plan ahead of a possible government shutdown. He talked about those employees who would be furloughed, those …

Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the Defense Department fiscal year 2014 defense budget request.*Among the issues discussed were sexual assau…

Secretary Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dempsey testified on the Defense Department fiscal year 2014 budget request. Among the topics they addressed were the military response to the…

Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the Defense Department fiscal year 2014 defense budget request. The budget request included $527 billion in …

Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey testified on the Defense Department fiscal year 2014 defense budget request. Among the issues discussed were sexual assau…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2014 budg…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey, and Undersecretary Robert Hale testified about the president’s fiscal year 2014 defense budget request. …

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified about the Defense Department’s proposed 2014 budget. He testified alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey.