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A Patriot missile mobile launcher is displayed outside the Fort Sill Army Post near Lawton, Okla., on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

White House redirects air defense interceptors to embattled Ukraine

The Biden administration will delay the delivery of hundreds of air defense interceptors to friendly countries and redirect them to Ukraine.

By Noah Robertson, Bryant Harris and Jen Judson

3 months ago

John Sherman, the Pentagon chief information officer, speaks May 3, 2023, at the TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Sherman, Pentagon’s tech leader, to leave post for Texas A&M

John Sherman told Congress last year that the U.S. must “regenerate” its electronic warfare capabilities after years of neglect.

By Cary O'Reilly

4 months ago

US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters

The fake emails sent to Democratic voters in battleground states appeared to come from the pro-Trump Proud Boys group.

4 years ago

Senate delays OPM director vote as employee groups issue opposition

The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee postponed votes on Office of Personnel Management director nominee John Gibbs to gather more information.

By Jessie Bur

4 years ago

Nominee for OPM head faces criticism over past comments

Nominee to lead the Office of Personnel Management John Gibbs faced questioning from both parties about how past tweets would influence his suitability for the position.

By Jessie Bur

4 years ago

Pentagon wins brief waiver from government’s Huawei ban

The Trump administration is granting the Pentagon a temporary waiver of government-wide ban on contractors using Huawei and other Chinese-made telecommunications equipment, according to a memo obtained by Defense News.

4 years ago

Trump taps HUD official to lead federal personnel office

John Gibbs is the fourth person to be nominated to lead the Office of Personnel Management under the Trump administration.

By Jessie Bur

4 years ago

Senate ethics panel drops inquiry into Loeffler stock trades

The Senate Ethics Committee found no evidence of wrongdoing by Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia after investigating stock trades she made weeks before the coronavirus caused markets to plunge.

4 years ago

Push to dismiss Flynn case is ‘abuse of power,’ says appointed expert

A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn has found that the government’s request should be denied because there is “clear evidence of a gross abuse of prosecutorial power.”

4 years ago

US closes probes into 3 senators over their stock trades

The senators came under scrutiny for transactions made in the weeks before the coronavirus sent markets downhill.

4 years ago

Senate confirms Ratcliffe as national intelligence chief

The position carries unique challenges given the president’s seeming inclinations to politicize intelligence and to bend intelligence agencies to his will.

4 years ago

Rubio steps in to lead Senate Intelligence Committee

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Republican leaders announced, taking charge of the panel at a time of turnover and tension in the nation’s intelligence community.

4 years ago