Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington ...

This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 153. In September 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War', reverting ...

When workers at the Pentagon quietly removed “Department of Defense” plaques and replaced them with new bronze signs reading “Department of War,” the reaction was immediate. Photos of Defense ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memo Thursday launching a task force to improve living conditions in barracks across the military. In the memo, he wrote, "Quality of life for our Warriors is a ...

In a nutshell: While they continue to battle in court, Google and the US government appear more than willing to collaborate when it comes to putting the "best" mobile devices in the hands of federal ...

Fiscal year (FY) 2026 begins on Wednesday, October 1, and unless Congress passes full-year appropriations for a continuing resolution (CR) before then, a government shutdown will occur. With the House ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — U.S. companies in the emerging in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) sector are working to better understand military needs as the U.S. Space Force prepares to ...