Ideas
Move Guardsmen into the Space Force? You'll lose most of them instead
Air Force leaders don’t understand why people serve in the National Guard.
Policy
DOD CIO resigns to take university post
John Sherman will become dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M.
Defense Systems
Space Force inches closer to classified remote work
The platform could be a popular remote-work solution for Space Systems Command.
Threats
Lawsuit alleges contractors lied about V-22’s safety
The suit, filed by the families of Marines killed in a 2022 crash, says the tiltrotor aircraft don’t meet government safety specifications.
Threats
Space Force picks next mission areas for new ‘integrated’ units
Officials want to create more Integrated Mission Deltas to boost readiness.
Defense Systems
Doctors prefer Pentagon's old health-records system to its new one
User satisfaction "increased minimally" last year for MHS Genesis, the electronic-records system installed under a 2015 contract, a GAO survey found.
Policy
Deal will allow military spouses to telework from overseas
An agreement between the departments of Defense and State aims to ease unemployment among the spouses of servicemembers—and increase military families' quality of life.
Policy
Army recruiting on pace to hit goal—and break a years-long streak
Service secretary says new initiatives have put the 55,000-recruit goal within reach.
Policy
Special operations seeing growing demand amid planned cuts: commander
Faced with a more active China, “I certainly wouldn't support” shrinking the force, SOCOM's Fenton told lawmakers.
Ideas
Two ways to fix Army recruiting
Stop organizing its tasks geographically, and put our best people on it.
Ideas
When will the Pentagon listen on blast injuries?
Troops buffeted by explosions are too often treated simply for mental health—not physical damage to the brain.
Policy
Air Force must learn from suicides, chief says in wake of airman’s self-immolation over Gaza
“Whether it was politically motivated or other, we lost one of ours,” Gen. Allvin said after being heckled by protesters.
Policy
Army aims to cut 32,000 billets over five years, including 3,000 in special operations
Service leaders say they are also planning for other cuts if Congress fails to pass a budget or supplemental funding for aid to Ukraine and Israel.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 145: The USAF's big reorganization
Audrey Decker unpacks the top news from this year's Air & Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium.
Policy
Trump’s plan to purge federal employees draws fire
The former president's vow to gut civil-service protections at the Pentagon and elsewhere is "all about patronage and loyalty," one senator says.
Policy
Air Force’s pitch to retirees: Come back! No bonus or promotion, though
Service revives program to plug manning holes. But will anyone take the jobs?
Ideas
A silent killer is stalking veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
Cancer strikes GWOT vets at rates that recall Agent Orange. We’re not doing enough to support them.
Policy
Army prep course has graduated 15,000 potential soldiers amid recruiting slump
With less than 30 percent of young Americans eligible for military service, the course aims to boost potential recruits' physical and academic scores.
Threats