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Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse

The Army says the coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas, is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged

CG reexamines use of live goats

One year after a video surfaced showing government contractors using hedge clippers to cuts limbs off anesthetized goats -- an effort to replicate wartime

North Korea: Threat v. reality

All eyes are on North Korea after recent threats of attacks on the United States. But how many of the threats should be taken seriously, and what can North

Photos: FLOTUS, Bo give Easter surprise

The Obama family dog, Bo, stole the show when he and first lady Michelle Obama visited military families at the Fisher House, located at Walter Reed Medical

Ladies First: An Easter surprise

For military families at the Fisher House at Walter Reed Medical Center, this year’s Easter Bunny came in the form of a lovable Portuguese water dog,

Mortar explosion in Nev. kills 8 NC unit Marines

A mortar shell explosion killed eight U.S. Marines and injured seven more during mountain warfare training in the Nevada desert.

DC Download: The next deadline

Although life as we know it still exists after the sequester, we now have another reason to look to Washington and expect Congress to play nice. Mark your

Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results

Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild

Workers anxious as cuts set to take effect

They don't care which side caused Washington's latest crisis. Five hundred miles from Capitol Hill, the men and women of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard are

Manning offers pleas to judge in WikiLeaks case

An Army private charged in the largest leak of classified material in U.S. history says he sent the material to WikiLeaks to enlighten the public about

Hagel: Time to 'turn the page' on decade of war

Chuck Hagel was sworn in Wednesday as defense secretary — President Barack Obama's third in just over four years and the first who really wanted one of

Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary

The Senate has voted to confirm Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary.

Obama says no smart way to let budget cuts kick in

No progress to report in efforts to stave off looming government-wide spending cuts, President Barack Obama on Tuesday singled out for praise the few

Pentagon notifies Congress of likely furloughs

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress on Wednesday that if automatic government spending cuts kick in on March 1 he may be compelled to furlough the

US security firm alleges massive Chinese hacking

Cyberattacks that stole massive amounts of information from military contractors, energy companies and other key industries in the U.S. and elsewhere have been

Hagel's GOP foes say vote should go on

Republican opponents are sending signals that Chuck Hagel's bid to become defense secretary will probably come to an up-or-down vote soon in the Senate.

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