The Defense Department needs to do a better job of assessing the link between environmental contamination and risk to public health at installations, according to the top government watchdog organization. Continue ›

Air Force Gen. Continue ›

Army researchers are working to perfect a system by which microwave ovens would sterilize meals ready-to-eat (MREs) and other battlefield food. Continue ›

Acting upon the recommendations of female officers and sailors, the Navy is implementing several changes in the uniforms they are authorized to wear. Continue ›

The House version of the 2013 defense bill also contains provisions that would reduce the duration of commissioned service required for service members to retire as officers to eight years, down from 10 years. Continue ›

The House version of the 2013 Defense Authorization Bill includes provisions that would establish a five-year pilot program that would require retirees who are covered by TRICARE for Life to get their prescriptions filled and refilled through the agency’s mail order pharmacy. Continue ›

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) has issued a warning to service members, civilian Defense Department employees, and retirees to beware of bogus emails bearing a dot.mil prefix, and purportedly originating from DFAS. Continue ›

A tactical air control airman attached to the Washington Air National Guard received the Silver Star medal, for heroism he displayed during a firefight in Afghanistan last May. Continue ›

Veterans who need mental-health treatment are not getting it from the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a report to Congress prepared by the agency’s inspector general. Continue ›

The Navy is naming its next Zumwalt-class destroyer after Lyndon B. Continue ›