Department of Defense

Military Parents Battle the System to Help Their Autistic Children

By Kimberly Johnson - Nation & World - December 21, 2008

Unmet treatment needs add to family strains from transfers and war-zone deployments. more >>

Gates: Being Pentagon Chief for Bush and Obama Creates Some 'Awkwardness'

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - December 11, 2008

"I'm not forgetting at all who's the president," he says. more >>

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Robert Gates

By Jennifer O'Shea - Nation & World - December 1, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama named Gates defense secretary. more >>

Obama Picks Muscular National Security Team, Including Former Rival Hillary Clinton

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - December 1, 2008

Other names include Bush Pentagon chief Robert Gates and Eric Holder as attorney general. more >>

Obama Reportedly Taps Robert Gates, Bush's Pentagon Chief, to Stay On

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - November 26, 2008

Gates has a reputation for bipartisanship, but he will have to adapt to Obama's view of the Iraq war. more >>

America's Best Leaders: Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - November 19, 2008

Pentagon chief looks for uses of "soft power" in a hard power world. more >>

Who's Who on the Obama Agency-Review Teams

Nation & World - November 12, 2008

Most are veterans of the Clinton administration. more >>

5 Administration Positions Barack Obama Must Fill and the Potential Candidates

Opinion - November 7, 2008

Obama has chosen Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff. Here are potential candidates for other positions. more >>

Inspector General Probing Pentagon's Pundit Briefings

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 24, 2008

The former military officers and defense officials got briefings from the Pentagon. more >>

Gates Says Pentagon Will Try to Stop Prioritizing Iraq Over Afghanistan

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - September 23, 2008

The shift in strategy could allow more troops to be sent to Afghanistan, but it comes with big risks. more >>

Pentagon Spokesman Goes Back to Bill Clinton's Little Rock

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 15, 2008

Who knew that Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell got his start covering Bill Clinton's Little Rock? more >>

Why the Pentagon Thinks Attacking Iran is a Bad Idea

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - August 7, 2008

No one wants a nuclear Iran, but U.S. military leaders worry about the risks and strains of a third war more >>

Fighting the Pentagon Inferno

By Patrick Creed and Rick Newman - Nation & World - June 9, 2008

From "Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11" more >>

Why the U.S. Slashed Bounty on a Terrorist

Nation & World - May 13, 2008

The military says he's no longer as valuable. more >>

The U.S. Quietly Slashes the Reward Posted for the Leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq

By Anna Mulrine and Kevin Whitelaw - Nation & World - May 12, 2008

The bounty for a most wanted terrorist is reduced from $5 million to $100,000. more >>

Washington Whispers: Gates Urged to Bring Pundit Briefings Back

By Paul Bedard - Nation & World - April 30, 2008

A controversy over a barely controversial issue may have landed the Defense Secretary in hot water. more >>

Military-Media Complex Backs Down

By John Mashek - A Capital View - April 28, 2008

Score 1 for the free press. more >>

Pentagon Satellite Shoot-Down Could Spark Concern

News Desk - February 14, 2008

The Pentagon's latest plan to shoot down a dead spy satellite is likely to stir up a fair amount of international controversy. more >>

They're Loving Bob Gates

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - October 25, 2007

There's a new political odd couple in Washington—Democrats and Defense Secretary Bob Gates more >>

Ice Cream Mogul Wants Pentagon on a Diet

By Nikki Schwab - Nation & World - September 25, 2007

Ben of Ben &Jerry's seeks commitments to trim defense budget. more >>

'Grrrl Power' on the Pentagon Beat

Washington Whispers - April 29, 2007

History is being made inside the Pentagon press room, and the trailblazers in skirts and lipstick say it's a change for the better. For the first time ever, about a third of the historically male Pentagon press corps is female. more >>

Why Rumsfeld Soared as CEO, Sank at Pentagon

By Rick Newman - America's Business - November 10, 2006

Business leaders love to emulate battlefield commanders as they deploy their troops and make critical decisions. That's why otherwise-arcane military books like The Art of War by Sun Tzu and On War by Carl von Clausewitz remain brisk sellers: They're considered obligatory titles on the bookshelf of any executive with a taste for corporate battle. more >>