Read more Department of Defense stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5342/department-of-defense.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:17:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73775/feds-point-fingers-in-hasan-missteps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FBI and the Pentagon are fighting off accusations that someone dropped the ball on Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. Department of Defense officials say that the FBI never notified them that Hasan had been in contact with extremist imam Anwar al-Aulaqi, while the FBI's defenders say that his...http://www.newser.com/story/73775/feds-point-fingers-in-hasan-missteps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 5:43:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72091/defense-dept-opposed-anti-rape-rule-for-contractors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen 30 Republicans voted against an Al Franken amendment prohibiting defense contractors from forcing their employees to agree not to sue if they’re raped, Jon Stewart and liberals everywhere went ballistic. But those 30 Republicans weren’t alone, the Huffington Post reports; the Defense Department opposed the amendment as well. The...http://www.newser.com/story/72091/defense-dept-opposed-anti-rape-rule-for-contractors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 9:19:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72072/top-us-scientist-busted-for-spying.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA leading American space scientist has been charged with attempted espionage after being busted in an FBI sting operation. Stewart Nozette, who worked on classified aerospace projects for agencies including NASA and the Department of Defense, was arrested when he attempted to pass secrets to an FBI agent posing as...http://www.newser.com/story/72072/top-us-scientist-busted-for-spying.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 5:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70109/post-held-off-afghan-story-at-dod-request.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Bob Woodward obtained Gen. Stanley McChrystal's classified report on Afghanistan, the Obama administration asked for and got a one-day delay in publication from the Washington Post , the paper reports. Woodward and the Post ’s editor met with Pentagon officials Sunday and agreed to remove some sensitive information from the...http://www.newser.com/story/70109/post-held-off-afghan-story-at-dod-request.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 10:57:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69962/pragmatic-style-makes-gates-white-house-heavyweight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDefense Secretary Robert Gates has bridged the gap between the Bush and Obama administrations and become a major player in reshaping national security policy in the process, officials tell the New York Times . His pragmatic style—as seen in his decision to ditch the missile defense system he signed off...http://www.newser.com/story/69962/pragmatic-style-makes-gates-white-house-heavyweight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 1:26:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69888/obama-to-pentagon-scale-back-nuke-arsenal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama rejected the first draft of a Pentagon report on the US nuclear arsenal and is demanding a radical review ahead of deep cuts, according to the Guardian . The president, whose stated goal is the complete abolition of nuclear weapons, wants to see a range of options: cutting the...http://www.newser.com/story/69888/obama-to-pentagon-scale-back-nuke-arsenal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 7:01:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68421/us-to-beef-up-afghanistan-combat-force.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Pentagon will add up to 14,000 combat troops to its Afghanistan force, replacing noncombatant support units with more "trigger-pullers" as casualties continue to climb. With support for the war waning, the Defense Department's "force optimization" plan will not increase the number of US troops, and may even lead...http://www.newser.com/story/68421/us-to-beef-up-afghanistan-combat-force.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 8:21:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68343/no-child-left-unrecruited.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe military is using a host of behind-the-scenes methods—including the No Child Left Behind Act—to gather information on high school students for recruitment, writes David Goodman in Mother Jones . A little-known provision in NCLB, for instance, requires schools that get funding to supply recruiters with info on all...http://www.newser.com/story/68343/no-child-left-unrecruited.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 15:32:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67971/pentagon-grades-reporters-war-coverage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a view to trying to influence coverage of the war in Afghanistan, the Pentagon is grading journalists’ work, the Stars and Stripes reports. The military newspaper says it has documents that counter official denials of the practice, with coverage rated as “positive,” “neutral,” or “negative.” The documents also contain...http://www.newser.com/story/67971/pentagon-grades-reporters-war-coverage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 20:06:48 CDT