Martin Matishak
Friday, February 19, 2016 - 06:51
The United States has spent $154.7 million, three times the original estimate, to build the Afghan Ministry of Defense headquarters in Kabul, according to a top federal watchdog.
Friday, June 12, 2015 - 07:34
The House approved a $579 billion Pentagon spending bill for fiscal year 2016.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 07:02
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) is criticizing the Defense Department for the speed and size of its effort to train moderate Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 07:01
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) says President Obama should give U.S. troops stationed in Iraq the authority to engage Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) forces in combat. "I think the president is placing artificial constraints on our commanders," he told a small group of reporters on Tuesday, according to USA Today.
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 07:36
Foreign dignitaries from around 60 countries that make up the international coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will meet for the first time next week, the State Department announced Wednesday.
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 06:30
Russia could move to hold territory in eastern Ukraine permanently, as it did following a military conflict with Georgia in 2008, NATO's senior military officer said Thursday.
Friday, July 11, 2014 - 08:48
The Islamic extremist group that has seized large portions of Iraq presents a direct threat to the United States, a trio of top military officials told lawmakers on Thursday.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 07:15
A bipartisan group of 80 House lawmakers sent a letter to President Obama this week urging him to seek congressional approval before taking military action in Iraq.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 06:48
The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved a $491 billion spending plan for the Defense Department. The base funding recommendation is $200 million above President Obama’s request and $4.1 billion above last year’s enacted level, according to chairman Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.)